This is the third Community contest that I have entered.

I. The Robot
	1. power
	    The robot is powered by the new motor from the inventor motor movers set (4094).
	    connected to a 9v battery box by long cables.The Drive train is both simple and 
	    complicated. I used the sliding worm gear trick and different gear ratios that 
	    take up the same lenght so that fowards on the motor makes it go forward but 
	    reverse makes it rotate.
 
	2. Wheels
	    The descission to use treads came about after I had tested every wheel I have in 
	    my lego collection to see what gripped the best on various surfaces. I belive 
	    that the reason treads worked best is that they have the best contact on the 
	    surface.

II. The Ramp(s)
	1. material testing
	    The material I decided upon was two layed cardboard from the box of our new TV.
	    I had experimented with sanded plywood, varnished ply wood-with two different 
	    varnishes, card board, and foam board. I chose cardboard because it was just the
	    right length so I could prop it up on my couch and the robot would climb to the
	    top and be able to crawl onto the level arm rest. Also the robot performed best
	    on the cardboard and sanded ply wood but it was the same angle and the cardboard 
	    is shorter so I used it.

	2. measurements
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	| \
	|A \C
	|_  \
	|_|B_\<- angle=47º

	A=27in
	B=31in
	C rounded=41in

I forgot to mention that it's name is low cog and the mini figure pilot's name is John.