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Re: How to get the ball over the overpass!?

I think the best way to make use of a piston would be in combination with a forklift, using the lift to raise the ball to five or six feet, then jabbing at it with pneumatics to push it over. I think this would be the most efficient way to hurdle the trackballs. Unfortunately (in my opinion) our team is bent on trying to create an arm with a three-point pneumatic grabber. If anyone manages to create an efficient grabber that won't tip the robot when it tries to hurdle the ball, I'd like to see it.
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