I really like the idea of a turret. Being a second year team we decided to go simple and we're currently working on a basket design. I dont really like it because it was mostly done by a parent/mentor. It could also me by ego
A camera guided turret has a lot of advantages. I was wondering, why does the turret have to be refilled from the top? I was thinking that a vertical lift could be built to capture balls and lift them to a point. The turret could be suspended on the lazy susan? And powered by a motor. It wouldnt allow 360 movement but you could conceivably get 270. This would allow for 180 directly in front and straight back in order to ballance the score if necessary. I dont really know if this is a good idea but I wonder what others think. If things go drastically wrong we might reconsider.