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Originally Posted by Jarren Harkema
First off, very nice bot. I like the intake mechanism.
Are those fiberglass road markers? Did you guys by chance do any stress tests on them to see how well they hold up to breakage? We tried some tests using them, and after about 4-5 direct hits they shattered.
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When we throw a ball in the robot, they bend more than we like, so we've tied them all together with a piece of lexan to distribute the load across all of the poles.
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Originally Posted by Trey178
That machine is very much improved from Suffield. But how do you exactly launch your ball? I heard venting air with each shot, but there was no clear view of the mechanism itself. Is it a catapult, puncher, or something else altogether?
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It's a spring loaded catapult that is loaded with a large pneumatic cylinder.