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Re: Suction as a method for possessing balls

After a lot of team discussion, I haven't seen a way that could control the ball more effectively than a vacuum could, given the design constraints. After reading about people's promising tests here, we are definitely going to attempt suction.

It seems like multiple people here want to use suction and drag the ball from zone to zone. Has anyone given any thought to using suction just to grab the ball, then have the robot align itself to the target and propel the ball over the bumps and into the goal, as opposed to dragging the ball over the bumps and placing it in the goal?
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