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• we built a six-inch high platform to act as the second stage of the hab, and zip tied power cubes ( because they are 13 inches on their long side) to act as the third platform.
• we tested with AtlaZ on the six-inch platform and found that the bumpers hit the ground before we could get the bot's wheels onto the platform
• this made our older design of pushing ourselves up at an angle and moving forward much more complicated, so we tried to brainstorm new ideas
• through this brainstorming, we came up with a design that includes two linear actuators, with each having two driven wheels attached.
  • this allows us to push up our robot, drive on the wheels that are on the actuators until our first drivetrain wheel is on the platform, retract the forward one, drive forward with the drivetrain, retract the back one, and drive the rest of the way

our initial design seemed to not have been very viable, as the bumper rules this year only allow 1/2 in of height more than last year, so the tests with AtlaZ were pretty accurate.

research cost-effective linear actuators that are sturdy enough to hold up our robot

we have a good design going into day 2 and have an idea of what to do, so id say we are on track