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Originally Posted by eiii
My team has been thinking about it pretty seriously, but we're a rookie team, so we don't really know what we're doing. I'm checking frantically through the manuals to make sure this is legal. I haven't found anything, but can anyone here confirm that we can do it?
The thing about 'no open systems' worries me.
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Turrets are very legal.
the big issue for our team is side-loading vs bottom-loading.
We are actually probably going to end up with the launching device being part of the turret with just as much movement allowed., Remember, the longer the ball stays enclosed without direct propulsion, the slower and less accurately it will go
the 'no open system' refers to the covering of fast/dangetously moving parts. There have been some pics up of teams launching through two fast-moving belts and for safety reasons, the final model will need to have those belts covered from the outside. The same will go for spinning gears and wheels that could possibly come in contact with another bot.