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Drum shooter?
Does anyone here think it would be reasonable to shoot balls using a spinning drum, rather than a wheel, so that you could shoot 2 or 3 wide?
Our current plan is more or less inspired by 148's 2009 bot, Tornado, (though without the fancy ball storage) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCVLZFyEI1Y) and we were trying to see if we could put a shooter on it as well, to shoot for the high goal. Being able to empty the hopper faster would be very beneficial. |
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Nothing wrong with a drum to process balls. But they're much smaller than the 2009 balls. So there is a risk or jamming, or having a very narrow helix.
Trick is getting them to a high speed shooter. |
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Drum could work .
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I'd love to see a continuous stream of balls flying out of a drum!
Consider the power consumption. The balls are pretty light, but trying to pull several up from the bottom of your hopper with enough speed to propel them 5+ feet in the air, all using the same mechanism is going to be challenging. |
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IMHO, you will be challenged to get a 2 wide stream into the opening. |
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Also not sure how you get a 24" opening on any legal robot. |
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Hey Adam , Max volume X,Y is 40X36 6" bumper x2 (-12) = 24 or 28 in theory with a custom drive base, if that's a good idea another story. I was thinking intake now that I re-read that again |
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Yes, Drum Shooter.
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Drum shooter is absolutely the way to go (unless anyone can design a high-capacity catapult, 1678?)
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