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Unread 24-02-2004, 08:45
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Re: pic: 1018 Final Config.

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Originally Posted by Nathan Pell
I am very pleased to see another team going after the small balls. How well does your ball grabbing mechanism work? It looks like you have just one large roller on the top and then the balls zig zag into a hopper. We are team 1083 and a second year team, and have also choosen to go after the small balls.

Very awesome design!

Nathan Pell
Yep, that's pretty much how it works. The roller squeezes the ball up on a choote, and into the hopper. The balls arrange themselves in there, but not zig-zag. We managed to fit 7 balls in there
We think being able to control the small balls gives us an edge, especially as not many teams seem to have gone that way.
Good luck to you guys, may the balls be with you ...

Stef