It was clear in the rules that you can throw boxes HOWEVER you can only use the 5ft long latex tubing included in the kit to launch any boxes. (using elastic potential energy)

NO PNEUMATICS

and 2nd, the boxes arn't going to break from throwing them. I'm gonna say 1 or 2 of lids may come off but they ccould add extra rivets to the boxes at nationals.

i dont know how much energy you can get from that tubing but I dont see boxes flying too far.

yeah the crates aren't that areodynamic, but I can see this being very usefull in being on top of the ramp and have the machine lauch the crate on powerdown.

Just curious to how you came about this conclusion?

Rule S10
Rule K10

They just say that if springs are used to launch a container, it can only be the latex tubing. Nothing about no pneumatics.

if you use all the tubing they give you, it gives you so much power you wouldn't believe it....


the throwing potential is just crazy

some of the motors too if you don't want the compressor to work overtime.

If you're going to post quite so much, can you at least make an effort toward making sense? ...or quoting what you're replying to...or something?

Please?

K, thx.

Just remember that if you throw it, it has to land in your scoring zone... I can see boxes flying over to the gray area, or bouncing out of the scoring zone- Good luck orientating all of that power

So sorry, my computer has been acting up. The throwing potential is awesome.......that's what I was responding to. The point is with peumatics, you need to charge the cummulators using the compressor. THe clyinders would be great to stretch out the surgical tubing and use it like a sling shot, motors/penumatic cylinders to throw the boxes like in a catapult or some other seige engine. But its also could be potentially lethal and boxes could get damaged. But throwing bins, you maybe disqualified for damaging the playing field via throwing them.

the rule says you can ONLY use the latex tubing. so doesnt that exclude pnematics and motors?

the robot rules
K10 If “springs” are used for launching the containers, only latex tubing that is the same
as the tubing in the kit, i.e., 1/4” ID and 3/8” OD by 5 feet maximum in length may
be used. See Rule S10 in the Game section of the Manual.

S10 The storage containers are the only projectiles that may be launched by a robot.

hmm maybe it doesnt. i coulda swore i saw something that only allowed latex tubing.
its a good forumn question

The latex (sugrical) tubing is like a spring. But you need someway of stretching it out to use the energy you can accumulate (I'm not to sure about the actual engineering terms so if an engineer sees this help!) it to use it later when you release the tubing. This can be done with motors, servos, and possibly penumatic clyinders......how exactly I don't really know. I haven't really had much experience working with. (Mr. Dillard, that was on your finger design for last year...but I really don't remember the details)

One word...
 

TREBUCHET!

You got that one right!

I always waned to build a trebuchet
ever since i saw them making them on nova.