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Very cool robot you guys, well done.

I just have one question. How do ensure that when you collect balls you ensure that you make the most of your storage space on the big wheel? If you constantly run the wheel, you are bound to get gaps in the balls, thus reducing your storage capabilities. It seems that it would be too dificult to run the wheel only when a ball was about to be gathered, unless you had some sort of sensor to realize when a ball is ready to be grabed.

Anyways, i still really like the unique design, and it will definietly be turning a lot of heads this year. Good luck 1447!

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Drivetrain, battery cable, big wheel, ... blah blah blah.

This robot rocks. I really admire a team that follows a different vision. Good on you!

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Very cool !
I see you practice in the library like we did... (until a few years ago because our robots arm was taller than the ceiling)

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It seems, judging from all I've seen and read about in FIRST, that the oddball designs are always the wild cards that can win it all. (Beatty in 2002, anyone?)

Best of luck this season--I like the look!

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Well you got my award for best name!

It was going to the team with "mega maid" but yours defently fits!

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Great design that is one of the coolest wheel cannons ive seen so far! :p

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It looks like an off-the-shelf BMX or motorcycle wheel. Anytime you can use an existing OTS component you save a huge amount of engineering resources.

The way the balls are queued it looks like it can fire them in a very rapid succession - like 10 balls in < 3 S?

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I dunno. Scaling from the Poof balls, it looks bigger than that. Maybe a wheelchair wheel? What it looks like is a Victorian cast iron flywheel from a steam engine, but that might be a little too heavy, right?

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"MARTY! IT RUNS ON STEAM!" -Emmet Brown

I would pay money to see a steam powered FIRST robot!

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Lol. It would take much more space to do that.

I'm very impressed. I hope you guys do well. I was hoping to see the snail in action, but I guess I have to wait until nationals, if my team and yours both go.

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Not only does it look awesome, it appears very functional as well. Great design.

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love it ok name how fast does it go

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WOW. just wow :yikes: looking awesome, good job :D

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Ken, how much would you pay to see a hydrogen powered FIRST robot?

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I do like the unique shape this robot has to it. The name totally reflects that! Awesome job! Good luck at regionals!