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Re: pic: 3322 First Design Iteration / Practise Bot

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Originally Posted by messer5740 View Post
So why makes this design more efficient than a "cereal box" type of gear manipulator where the gear can be "stabbed" by the spring and barb and pulled up by the pilot?

Just playing devil's advocate here
You load from one side and drop off from the other side. As others have said in this thread, this makes you less susceptible to defense, as you don't have to stop and turn around to place your gear after running it across the field.
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