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Originally Posted by robogeek753
If it is potentially unsafe, I don't think that the robot would pass inspection.
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It's not as bad as Matt suggests....there is some cushioning as the cylinder reaches full travel (it has to compress some air on the top side of the piston as it reaches full extension, because of how the valves work). And the catapult mechanism could be safely enclosed in the robot, with adequate protection around it.
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In addition, depending on where said latch is, it would probably constitute an illegal modification to the pneumatics circuit and/or components. Without explicit permission from FIRST, I wouldn't reccomend that approach on any robot.
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No modification of the cylinder is necessary, since the latch is on the lever that the cylinder actuates.