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Re: Picking up from both sides

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Originally Posted by VKP View Post
Our team has been thinking about (and CADing) picking up from both sides, because we want to be able to rush backwards at the beginning of autonomous and grab balls from the coopertition ramp.
If you had a robot that loaded from the front, you could position it in the key with the front of the frame (with ball pickup) facing the ramp. Shoot your balls with the shooter pointing behind you, drive forward to the ramp, and get the ramp balls.
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