Robots design?
 

Do you guys think the robots this year will be similar to 2006 Aim High?

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i could see it just because of the task we have.

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I'm not sure, I could see alot of teams designing robots like Aim High, but my team seems to think that it would be almost impossible to shoot the rocks a good distance, let alone accurately into a moving target.

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Yeah, but most likely people wouldn’t shoot the balls very far though. And I think the methods of picking up the balls off the floor would be similar.

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If we can throw the balls across our shop pretty far and accurately, I think there's teams out there that can build shooters that do the same.

Also, yeah, I can imagine this being similar to Aim High, and we've definitely considered redesigning our '06 bot.

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What about 2002?
The goals are similar in design to them.

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agreed, I am remembering ideas from 2006 for how to get the balls off the ground, however I don't think there is accurcy in shooting them, but maybe I'm wrong...
I'm thinking more of a basket that dumps the balls, kind of like the robot in the animation.

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I would go with conveyers to pick up the balls, and a basket dump at the top.

Also, some kind of rollers or claw to "latch" onto opponent goals can help (not sure if it's legal).

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no, that is in voilation of grabbing onto an arena structure, <G29>

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i do think this game is alot similar to aim high. if there is a team that can design some sort or auto target thing for the tele-op period they are going to be a tough team.

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Our team has actually been looking at designs from the aim high book, and modeling ideas around them.

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It is highly possible, the cameras FIRST gave us are pretty powerful...
I was thinking maybe just shooting them right off the bat at one of the other bots and hope they go in ;)

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I can't think of a way to shoot the balls. The most effective way to shoot in Aim High was feeding a ball through 2 pairs of spinning wheels but with these orbit balls I see a number of problems. It would be difficult to apply pressure, as they deform (and break) easily. Furthermore they do not have a uniform surface, to shots will be inconsistent. And, the fabric covering will decrease traction (especially compared to the rubbery foam in the nerf balls). I really can't imagine an effective shooter based on a softball pitcher model.The best I can think of is a catapult style shooter that I remember one team had in 2006.

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Exactly...more like Zone Zeal then anything else.

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that seems really hard to get accurate....