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Re: Other strategies for Logo Motion

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Originally Posted by SuperNerd256 View Post

A strategy we never really saw used, but was viable, was a robot with a fast roller claw, that would maneuver around the field, grab tubes, and use their roller claw to shoot them to their alliance. Sort of like a super herder, but the goal is to get a tube, turn towards its alliance, move forward a bit, launch the tube, and repeat. This method would be the fastest herding method if done
correctly.

Because our gearbox is not a high enough reduction (5:1 reduction), our roller claw is able to spit tubes out a couple of feet

Don't think its fast enough though... i'm sure it would be possible with the motor with the highest rpm, and then running a really small reduction on it...
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