[Gabe Salas Jr.]

Originally Posted by enderanjin

From the large chains visible in one of the other teasers, I would guess that the whole hopper spins. If this is so, does the large column in the center also spin? Does it spin faster then the outside of the hopper? This seems like a slightly inefficient way to get balls up the spiral (unless they are spinning in different directions, perhaps.)

The drum in the center of the robot spins. The outside frame is stationary. This photo shows the drum at an incomplete stage. We are finishing powder-coating the robot today. Tomorrow we should hopefully have it reassembled for finalized pictures of the drum.

All in good time folks!