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Originally Posted by Billfred
I'm no pneumatics expert by any stretch, but I distinctly recall seeing a few Palmetto robots using suction to handle the 2X balls. 1398 (Keenan HS RoboRaiders) had the system going, but I don't remember how well it worked.
I do remember the Firebirds' setup quite well. I remember them building an air pump using a kit motor of some kind and using it for suction for their cup on top. They capped quite a few times, although I seem to recall the setup releasing the magic smoke once right at the end of a match.
Can anyone more familiar with either help jog my memory?
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I was at VCU, and we (617) were the only team to use suction that I remember. We had a dustbuster mouth (right where the motor-fan part is), but we replaced the original motor with a legal one (fisher price, i think) and sealed a pie pan onto the mouth. The ball could be lifted, but if the robot moved, the ball would fall off.