pic: #470 Ypsilanti HS

WikiY · #1 08-08-2008, 02:50

Our robot was originally going to be a flop-bot because it was too wide to fit in the starting configuration, but we couldn't figure out how to flip during the match and bent some axles drop testing it. 968 advised us that it was a bad idea and later helped us trim it down to size.

NEMentor470 · #2 09-08-2008, 19:24

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Originally Posted by WikiY

we couldn't figure out how to flip during the match and bent some axles drop testing it.

They designed a little "foot" that flipped out as the Beast was flopping. The foot would hit the ground first to break the fall and then flip back up under the bot. You can see it in the picture: it's that long narrow rectangle up and down the middle section of the bot.

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