push other robots 
20char
Yeah I see what you’re saying. If you’ve read through this thread, You’ve probably heard some good strategies, but if you’re looking for more, there are a lot of great YouTube videos showing good robots. I would especially recommend watching 229v’s reveal and the robokauz reveal. If you want some more strategy options, I started this thread a while back which shares some interesting statistics. Check it out, but remember that strategy is not something you can copy from another team as everyone’s thought process is different.
I think we are going to see every tri-ball in the goal with time left on the clock. It’s 40 points if you and your partner are both in the same tier and are the highest. It also will be important in skills so bots are going to have a climbing mechanism.
If your blocking your not scoring. Your not feeding your alliance partner nuts to score. While I think defense is going to be important I think offense will be more important. Once the tri-balls are in the goal the other team can’t get them out unless you double zone.
How often are you going to be paired with someone that can climb and lift you?
I don’t think robots being designed to lift others are going to be very common or beneficial in the long run, due to the fact that once you get further into the year, especially state and such, it won’t get anybody the points you need to get to nationals or worlds. I think there are going to be more teams that attempt to elevate themselves instead of lift other robots
Basic and good stratigy. Thanks for the idea. I was thinking of bigger stratigies so I forgot about just pushing enemy robots.
How do you build a claw without any vex claw pieces
How do you elevate without a claw? Because we can’t build a claw
There are lots of ways to hang without a claw. My favorite is the 1 pneumatic “balance elevation” used by supernova calamity. That’s what I plan to use
This is incorrect. The limit is aligned with the field. (SG2a)
Thank you very much. I think you just saved my team
If I just saved your team, then your team needs to think your stuff through a little more. Watch YouTube robot reveals to see popular strategies and test stuff out. Good luck in over under!
One thing my team was thinking about is making a platform that another robot can drive onto and then lifting that platform up to the highest elevation level so that our alliance team member can get the full amount of points. The problem with this is that our robot would also have to be elevated so we have thought about balancing on the barrier. I would encourage you to think about different solutions to this problem and any other problems you might face while building your robot. Good luck!
Payne Stroud
Team 39232
@51174A He’s right. There is always more than one way to go about solving a problem. You have to think about what is the most ideal for your situation. You can find inspiration for anything you need to build for your robot on YouTube and this forum, but sometimes it comes down to thinking about it yourself and trying things out.
Payne Stroud
Team 39232
We aren’t allowed to use YouTube because we are a school team
Oh, that does complicate things. Of course I am not informed of the context at the school, but can you use YouTube on your personal device? Not to be pokey or anything but if you can use vex forums then I’m surprised you can’t use YouTube.
@51174A Yeah, maybe you could do some research on YouTube at home if you can. Trust me, you can get so much inspiration from YouTube.
Payne Stroud
Team 39232
That’s unfortunate. However, do remember that there might be a plethora of resources other than YouTube available to help you with your questions, although I know how helpful YouTube might be in certain circumstances because videos can be explanatory and the videos can be played to benefit your team’s needs. As @Micahy321 and @javaskrypt have mentioned, sometimes being innovative and trying new ideas isn’t a bad idea! Maybe Google Searching even some basic mechanisms that can help with robot elevation can spark some inspiration for your team!
If you do have a personal device in which you can use YouTube, I would definitely recommend doing so because watching what others come up with can spark more ideas and inspiration while still having information detailed at explaining what they did and how it works. However, if YouTube is just simply not available for you, then remember to use what you can and consider it as a constraint for your team. One of the challenges of engineering is to work with your given and automatic design constraints and find ways to be successful, even with those limitations!
Try building this year’s hero bot and come up with ideas as you go. (Build it online though, not real life! It’ll waste some time)