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Originally Posted by Parker
I had the same idea. U can use a vacuum pump or pneumatic cylinders to create suction. Have one of the ports on the cylinder attatch to a suction cup. I saw a robot in 2003 that created enough suction to swing the big ball around (30" diameter, 10 lb.).
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It was actually 2004. 2003 was Stack Attack. One of the Teams that did it created a vaccum pump and used an small bike tube to be the suction cup. The team was 267. When I find a picture I will post it. Couple others did it also