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Re: How far does the tote drop out of feeder station?

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Originally Posted by mitchklong View Post
Due to design constraints our bot cant easily grab an object closer then 3" to the wall.

Can anyone who might have a mockup of the feeder station tell me how far the tote typically drops from the wall ?
It looks like you shouldn't have too much of a problem looking at one of the Robot in 3 days videos. I don't know what material they used for the chute though, it might make a difference because of the coefficient of friction difference between plywood and the HDPE.

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