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Re: Shooter vs Dumper Trade Study

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Originally Posted by iCurtis View Post
We have found that another common friend (and typical foe when it comes to collecting balls) Friction rears its head and causes these nice elastic orbit balls to seize up and resist that oh-so-appealing 9.8 m/s^2.
Come on, you've got plenty of room above, let's say the middle length poles on the trailer, to create a large enough pitch in the floor of a hopper for balls to overcome their inertia and friction. A trap door maybe with a fairly large area maybe including part of the front of your robot?
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