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Originally Posted by ENIAC View Post
A question: if we were to develop something for our withholding allowance, which would be more valuable: a floor pickup or a 10-point hang? I can see us completing one or the other, but not both, unless we integrated them.
I would also go with the ten point hang, simply because I think it would be very difficult, almost impossible to create a functioning retrieval system without being able to actually work on your robot. a ten point hang can be done VERY easily.
Here's the simplest design I've seen so far, that will be easy to build, and very consistent if it's strong:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFRCi...ature=youtu.be
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/38346
Good luck!
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