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Unread 23-01-2006, 13:35
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Re: Ball Damage

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Originally Posted by boiler
Ball wear is a definite concern, especially for shooter bots. Any non-sphericalness (yeah, I just called up Noah Webster and had that put in the dictionary) will distort the ball's path. I've seen quite a few pics and movies around with people using belt sanders etc. to move balls - while I realize these are only mockups, similar methods will be used. So be advised - don't design a robot that is based on perfectly round balls.
The balls are not perfectally spherical at the start. They are close but not perfect. We like a couple other teams have found the ball not to be perfect but it doesn't seem to affect how they shoot. So unless you are very anal about the shooter shooting perfectally spherical balls you should be fine.