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[zander_108]

Originally Posted by Musician

yes it is counted as attached. HOWEVER... i would not want to do that. I believe that it was back in 2002 many teams were making little "minibots" that were tethered to the "main robot" and would drive off into the home row just before the match ended. we happened to be one of the teams that did that. one team decided that they would purposely entangle themselves on our tether(no its true i'm not making stuff up), somehow it was considered our fault, and thus we didn't make it to the finals. So i leave you with my though on long tethers: bad idea.

really? thats good to know that its allowed, however, I did notice that that might happen, robots getting tangled up that is.... If someone did it, it would have to be pretty well done to avoid contact. Thanks for your help by the way

[Dick Linn]

Anyone want to buy a motorized retractable ramp assembly, circa 2003? It was designed to have other robots drive on top, low mileage, etc. Heh, heh, heh. We call that robot "wedgie", our second year attempt.

[Paul Pawelski]

Dick, We can't buy it, but we would love to see your drawings, photos & weight roll-up.

Paul Pawelski
first_team_2038@comcast.net
Igneum Ferrum

[meatmanek]

Our team considered doing this and just sitting there.

No, having a long tether is not allowed - This violates several rules, notably the 72x72 rule and the rule about not having a part on your robot which provides serious risk of entanglement (cable running along the floor.)

In 2002, this might have been allowed, it wasn't until 2006 that there was a size limit.

[Dick Linn]

That year, we were using that 80/20 type frame material. We just slipped in some 1/4" Lexan in the grooves, put a plastic linear gear rack on the underside and fitted the window motors into the frame with the appropriate gear to match the rack. Due to weight and programming concerns (limit switches), we didn't use it in the competition. It was similar to those Jerr-Dan wrecker trailers with the ramp that extends down to the ground.

[Kirk]

Another thing to think about is that if you are blocking your opponents tubes on the ground you are also blocking your human player.

Just a thought.

[RyanN]

Nah, you can't do that. Look at <G40> in Section 7 in the Manual.

<G40> Detaching mechanisms - ROBOTS may not intentionally detach parts or leave multiple mechanisms on the field. Violations will result in a 10-point penalty per incident. If an intentionally detached component or mechanism significantly impedes access to the RACK or an ALLIANCE ROBOT during the END GAME, the offending ROBOT will be disqualified from the match.

I thought it was a good idea until my friend pointed that out to me. Sorry to ruin your idea...