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 The 2006 Nationals was the first competition for the new version of Totally Offensive, and unfortunately, there were more problems than expected. The 2006 Nationals was the first competition for the new version of Totally Offensive, and unfortunately, there were more problems than expected.
  
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 On the electrical side, it was clear that the central chassis was far too crowded, so the victors that control the drive motors were relocated to expanded motor modules, right next to the T-Boxes.  This makes them a little more vulnerable but anything that mangles them will also probably mangle the T-Box anyway, so I think it's a decent tradeoff. On the electrical side, it was clear that the central chassis was far too crowded, so the victors that control the drive motors were relocated to expanded motor modules, right next to the T-Boxes.  This makes them a little more vulnerable but anything that mangles them will also probably mangle the T-Box anyway, so I think it's a decent tradeoff.
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 Then, since Peter Smith borrowed TO's self-righting hoop to use on his Hobbyweight spinner, Surgical Strike, and then had the utter temerity to improve upon it (Peter, when my plans for World Domination come to fruition, you can forget about being named Duke of Raleigh!), I appropriated his improvement and added it to TO.  The idea is to extend the hoop out a bit so that it attaches to the rear spar on an angle, and makes it easier to roll into wheel contact that then can be used to right the robot.  The crucial insight Peter made was that by having the hoop attach to the chassis at an angle, the chassis makes a smaller slice into the unbalanced conic section that the hoop creates.  Thus, by the time the chassis comes back into contact with the ground, it's much closer to vertical, and will self-right more easily. Then, since Peter Smith borrowed TO's self-righting hoop to use on his Hobbyweight spinner, Surgical Strike, and then had the utter temerity to improve upon it (Peter, when my plans for World Domination come to fruition, you can forget about being named Duke of Raleigh!), I appropriated his improvement and added it to TO.  The idea is to extend the hoop out a bit so that it attaches to the rear spar on an angle, and makes it easier to roll into wheel contact that then can be used to right the robot.  The crucial insight Peter made was that by having the hoop attach to the chassis at an angle, the chassis makes a smaller slice into the unbalanced conic section that the hoop creates.  Thus, by the time the chassis comes back into contact with the ground, it's much closer to vertical, and will self-right more easily.
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 And here is the final result.  One nice side-effect of the larger hoop is that the robot can actually drive in a vertical position, a mode that was included in one of the earlier designs for TO ("Dutch Divine Wind Mode").  I doubt I'll actually use this is combat, but it would be pretty hilarious! And here is the final result.  One nice side-effect of the larger hoop is that the robot can actually drive in a vertical position, a mode that was included in one of the earlier designs for TO ("Dutch Divine Wind Mode").  I doubt I'll actually use this is combat, but it would be pretty hilarious!