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Re: FRC Team 1501's 2013 Robot

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Originally Posted by cmrnpizzo14 View Post
How exactly does it flip? It seems so simple that it will be reliable, but I just don't get how it works.
The harvester had an welcome bonus that was somewhat unexpected.
When the frisbee is right side up, the tention from the belts flips it off at the bottom when it clears the upper roll bar.
When the disc is inverted, the upper belt rollers pushes the disc at the top and it lands right side up.
Easy peasy, lemon squeasy
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