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WPI's The Wall Genie
190 had a similar idea, but not quite. We made all the calculations and determined that our idea was indeed possible to get to bins in under 4 seconds. However, we dismissed the idea as too great a design risk. Anyway, here was our idea:
"The Wall Genie"
We would anchor ourselves to the carpet using ridged hardwood (since we couldnt use metal). Then folding out of our starting position would be a 3 part swing-arm. It would reach over the lexan, and have hooks to pick up the ENTIRE WALL of bins. We would left every last bin up, and swing it around, in the same direction our opponents would be heading up the ramp. We would then simply hold all bins (150 lbs) about 6 feet in the air, possibly out of bounds if there were no obstructions. Then, with just enough time left we would swing them into our zone, placing them all nicely down on the carpet, making sure to remove contact with all bins.
Pretty amazing, and it would have worked well; but again we deemed it too high of a design risk, and if we werent able to get to those bins FIRST, we'd not be able to do anything else (this design had no driveline whatsoever).
Good job though, 179. I see quite a few problems that design could run into, but we'll just have to wait until competitions and see what happens; good luck.
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