I am the mentor of a rookie FTC team. I have been around FIRST for a while, but this is my first time as lead (and only mentor). I am not an engineer. After a rookie day hosted in NJ, my students thought of using a linear slide. Any thoughts as to whether or not a linear slide, driven by a single FTC motor, would be able to lift the large ball? I was thinking something along these lines:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbSP4dkfD2g
Thank you for any help/feedback!
FTC Rookie Team 11180