[Sarakiro]

I was responsible for the design and fabrication for the intake mechanism (we called it Disc Acquisition Device, or DAD for short). We worked on a few prototypes but the best one was a top roller with a bottom "scoop" (essentially just a slide that would drop down when we were gathering disks, so as not to pick up excess) this design worked nicely and reliably for bot right-side up and upside down disks, though it never made it to the robot.

The team responsible for transportation of the acquired disks to the hopper was a bit behind schedule. If you would like to see video of the DAD in action, I am sure I could get that posted for you.