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Re: Baxter Bomb Squad 2014 ~ Nighthawk

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Originally Posted by Jefferson View Post
If the ball is above the bumper, we shouldn't have an issue accepting it directly from another robot.



Like JTN said, those "fingers" rotate down as the ball is pulled in, so they won't get in the way. The intake is narrower than the ball, so it would need some pushing from the passing robot and pulling in with our beater bar to make it work. The details probably lie in how well the robots mate up.
Thanks. Good to know. I think there may be a pretty big benefit to not letting that ball hit the ground with the level of defense that may be present, particularly during elims. Hopefully, we'll get a chance to test it out next weekend. See you in Searcy!