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Originally Posted by Bwalker
Great look model. This season really is flying by. What type of shooting mechanism are you using to fire?
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I don't have a finished model of that, but I can offer you a concept.
The design itself is based on the 2008 robot built by Simbotics. I modified it to fit the smaller track balls as well as allow us to aim it. What it boils down to is a roller claw with a plunger. The roller aquires the ball, we then swing the claw up to firing position where we release a plunger (tensioned with surgical tubing) that punches the ball into the air.
Here is a video of Simbotics in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYNEAL_dK6I#t=2
Here is a reference drawing that our prototype is based off of.
And a render of a half finished digital prototype for the plunger mechanism.
