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Maybe, I think the idea was we didn't want people to wind the rope
through some complex mechanism, or tie a knot in the rope. This is
leaning towards doing that.
I think the rope should pull freely in either direction before the start
of the contest.
After the start you can do whatever you like.
Derek
Chris Magno wrote:
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> i this allowed in the tug of war?
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> http://www.boats4sail.info/pics/winch.jpg
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> I made one and the rope will slide back and forth before I power the
> thing. but to me this seems to break the spirit of this rule:
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> Fit a rope through the robot such that
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> * At the start of the round, the rope can be freely pulled out of
> the robot without moving it
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> Chris
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