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Re: Feasibility of Design by Rookie team?

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Originally Posted by onenerdyguy View Post
Our concern for a roller style is height. We're hoping to be able to do the low bar, and feel that with the height of the ball + roller + limits on extrusion from the bot, we'd not fit.
The diameter of the ball is 10", and if you're using a roller you're going to want to compress the ball slightly to make intake easier... say 1". That means the bottom of your roller is 9" off the ground, so the top of whatever apparatus you use could easily be under the 14" aperture of the low bar.
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