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Unread 19-01-2012, 12:32
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Re: Simple shooter verses Arm--seeking advice

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Originally Posted by BJC View Post
False.

This is our OCCRA robot from this year which was completely student designed and built in a 6 week period. (see attached pic) It sucked up 6 12" balls off the ground and put them in up to 5' high cylindrical goals. I guarentee that if you built something like this to score on the 2 point goals you would have a great season. Just make sure you don't go outside the 14" zone.

A shooter is much more difficult mostly because you need to precisely aim it. There will be many uncompetitve teams this year with shooters that perpetually miss. Don't be one of those teams. In contrast, being able to score 3 balls in the 2 point basket EVERY TIME will get you very far into elims at most regionals.

Regards, Bryan
Wouldn't this be impractical/impossible due to rule/field restrictions? The fender juts out into the field so much that it wouldn't be possible to place the balls directly into the hoops, at least that is how I interpreted your suggestion. Correct me if I'm wrong
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