Thread: First FIRST ball launcher?
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Re: First FIRST ball launcher?
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Originally Posted by dhitchco
What if team "redabot's" ball launcher scuffs-up the balls enough to not function properly with team "bluabot's" mechanism?
We talked about this at our local kick-off event. We decided two things:

- A ball scores if at least 50% of its mass gets through the goal.

- Using 36 grit belts to launch the balls would be a Bad Thing.

The AC-powered test unit is using 150 grit sanding belts.
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