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Re: Team 3081 - RoboEagles Prototype Launcher

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Originally Posted by flamer075 View Post
Has anyone tried using a shooter with bane bots rather than CIMs?
We have not tested with bane bot motors. I could give some speculation to how they would work if asked but it wouldn't take my speculation for much.

*Launcher Update*

We did some additional testing this week and found that in order to get more distance, height and accuracy with this specific launcher it is required to have the extra mass on top. The mass allows for additional momentum from the wheel (think f=ma) and causes less motion loss when launching the frisbee due to compression. The frisbees we launched without the saw blade on top traveled aprox. 3/4 the distance of the frisbees with the saw blade attached.

Safety Warning I highly recommend anyone attempting this grind the blades off of the saw, add warning signs and tape the edge of the blade with safety tape. We made a very large cut in one of our tables.
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