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Unread 12-01-2008, 14:48
CraigHickman
 
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Re: pic: 114's completed robot

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Originally Posted by Arefin Bari View Post
Take a close look. The chassis is from last season. In fact, this is just a teaser. There are no such thing as a "catapult" on that robot. The ball is simply sitting on the chassis. Our team has tried few different ideas to launch it or use a catapult. It takes a lot of force to get that ball to launch upwards. I would be very surprised if I see a team succeed at launching the ball more than 20".
Aw, ruined all the fun. But yeah, this is the 07 Drive Base. We were using it to get a feel of the ball with a robot, and so I snapped a picture and claimed it was complete.

As for a launcher that can achieve more than 20 feet, just you wait and see.
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