09-01-2012, 18:18
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AKA: Kara Bakowski
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Rookie Year: 2008
Location: Conshohocken, PA
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Re: General Questions?
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Originally Posted by farmersvilleRob
Can the ball be dropped into the robot from the imbound station directly? i.e. the inbounder has too many balls and must immediately put them through he slot. So he drops it in and our robot just happens to be directly under it.
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It is legal, but executing it may be difficult depending on your design. Remember that the Inbounders must remain behind the Starting Line (which involves throwing the balls through the slot), so the balls can, at best, be aimed in the general area of your robot's collection system.
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