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Originally Posted by artdutra04
It's not all that ugly, especially when practically your entire robot is fluorescent orange! I lost count on how many cans or Chevrolet Orange spray paint we went through... I think its somewhere around six or seven full cans.  The snow/construction fencing is really strong and durable and is amazingly lightweight. Here was team 228's robot during the elimination rounds at UTC:
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Looking at the picture I see team 1665's bot. I don't know exactly what they made the spiraling ball ramp with, but it looks like it fits the requirements of this thread.
Also at UTC were the underrated #2 seed, team 716. They used a long piece of cloth for their ball "box" and when they wanted to empty it they pulled it over a bar like a window shade, lifting the bottom and emptying the "box"! The shade was even tie dyed with a question mark like their uniforms, very functional and unique.
I suppose our bot does not qualify for this thread, but we did use ordinary window screening and velcro to make our ball box. And the spiraling hose on our beater bar is 3/4" hose found in any high school chemistry lab.
Bill Pease
Aces High Team 176
2006 UTC New England Champions with 177 and 1124
2006 BAE Granite State Finalists with 319 and 562