[1086VEX]

team 1086 used a venturi system in 2007 with a decent amount of success. suction can really do a good job or holding on to the tubes once you find the right suction cup. the main drawbacks we experienced were a slower pick up and release time (suction takes a second to kick in a release) and the big one is battery consumption. even with 4 clippards on our bot we had to constantly run our compressor, leaving use with a nearly dead bot at the end of the match. it could make things hard when it comes down to deploying a minibot when you can hardly move. and like you said this may force you to borrow some batteries during elims.