[greg7mdp]

Hi Ginger Power,

Rivvet is awesome, and our design is quite inspired by it. Unfortunately we are running way behind, and are having great problems with the articulation to rotate the shooting mechanism upwards. Since we want to be able to have the shooter operated via vision software, we need to be able to set a precise (and repeatable) upwards angle. Our current motors just tilt the shooter all the way up, and drop it when the motors stop. Also we have a motor on each side, and I don't think it is the best setup.

We have a GEM500 gearbox (unused yet), and I think we want to put a strong servo on it for repeatable settings. Is that a good idea? If yes what kind of servo could we use? And also how to extend the gearbox shaft so that it can be attached to the other side (maybe with a bearing?)

I apologize for the basic questions - I know nearly nothing about motors since I just started helping my son's team about 4 weeks ago (I'm a software guy).