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Originally Posted by BBray_T1296
I liked the Choo-choo mechanism. Unless teams like us were looking at Simbotics 2008 robot (or people who worked on it ahem Aren), I doubt that many teams would have stumbled across this great mechanism.
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It's very cool, no doubt, but if you have access to the other side of the pivot, I think a snail cam is a better equivalent. Much easier to build strong without so many cantilevered shafts.
Back on topic - I'm a supporter of RI3D and Build Blitz. Sure we've seen a few hundred JVN low pivot winched catapults, O-Ryon claws with kickers, and BoomDone/Copioli motorized high pivot catapults this year. But I'd rather see what teams can do with that inspiration than a bunch of schools flounder looking for an idea. (Much of the similarity is probably due to design convergence, rather than imitation anyway)