14-01-2011, 00:02
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AKA: Pinecone
 FRC #0228 (GUS Robotics); FRC #2170 (Titanium Tomahawks) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Glastonbury, CT
Posts: 7,721
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Re: The new 84 inches
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Originally Posted by pfreivald
I read this several times, and do not understand what you mean. Are you saying that you think a forklift is too complicated?
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Yes. No one on the team has experience with a forklift, especially the multiple stages the 9.5 foot top peg would require. Concerns about minimizing friction, cable rigging, etc. led us toward an arm design, especially with the change to an 84" rule.
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They're easy, especially with 80/20 or Bosch-Rexroth parts.
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Oh...
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PS: When/if it gets to be too easy to build a machine that can accomplish a recent/typical FRC game, then I suspect it will be time for someone to unveil a harder game. - gblake [more] 
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