Thread: Grappling Hook?
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Unread 11-01-2016, 22:49
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Re: Grappling Hook?

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Originally Posted by Ginger Power View Post
A grappling hook is a great idea, just not a grappling hook in the general sense... Maybe it could work, but I would hate to only have one try. Consider a spring/motorized arm with a detachable hook on the end of it. The hook would be attached to a winch that is mounted on the robot. Basically it's a grappling hook, but you're depositing the hook rather than treating it like a projectile. Something to think about...
I am not worried about only having one try. With the 20 second time limit, I don't think that you would have time to reload, launch, and lift after missing the first time. Plus a grappling hook could be very reliable if fired behind the bar and banked off of the angle at the bottom of the low goals.
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