Difference between revisions of "Wedge"

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The term "wedge" can mean two things - either the classic Wedge (robot type) as seen IRL, either various means to go under your opponent - see Wedge designs

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-A wedge is a non-damaging "weapon" that is used to get underneath the opposing robot. This is a major advantage to have, as most robots are helpless when you are underneath them. This then gives you the chance to [[Gut-rip]], or grind at you opponents vulnerable undersides. Most bot designs in both Stock and DSL should have basic wedges, while bots such as [[flipper]]s, [[Popup]]s, and other wedgebots have more advanced wedges.
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-==Types of Wedges==
+The term "wedge" can mean two things - either the classic [[Wedge (robot type)]] as seen IRL, either various means to go under your opponent - see [[Wedge designs]]
-There is basically only one type of good wedge for stock, and that is putting a wedge on a burst motor and lowering the burst motor to its proper location. You can however, have more complicated burst motor designs which will increase your wedginess.
-In DSL however, there are quite a few successful types of wedges. The most common are skirts mounted on skirt hinges. Polycarbonate skirts are most commonly used here. You can then rotate the hinge like a burst motor into the proper position.
-This kind of wedge is found on most DSL AI.
-Another type is a skirt mounted on a metal hinge. Metal hinges cannot be rotated like a burst motor, and must be wired to move. When lowered flat up against the ground, they can usually get under skirt hinge type wedges.
-There is one kind of wedge however, that beats all the others, it is the flail wedge. (At least that is what I call it.) The flail wedge is made by putting a skirt on an axle mount. It is best to mount the axle onto a solid support. When the match starts, the wedge lie almost perfectly flat on the ground. A weakness to this design however is that if you move to fast, the skirts may lift off the ground, giving your opponent a chance to hit. The flail wedge technique was as far as I know developed by [[Jules]]. (See the robot [[Mako]] for a good representation of the flail wedge.)

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