Thread: small scale winch
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Unread 13-01-2010, 21:00
Shawyan Shawyan is offline
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Re: small scale winch
We are thinking about using that idea. One problem we have already encountered (and are having extreme difficulty fixing) is the rule that you can only leave the robot for 2 seconds to hit the ball and back. That is the 3" outside the frame perimeter and before the end of the bumper.

The reason for this being, if it does not leave the frame perimeter, there is NO way to get enough force to lift the ball (which is one of the main advantages for kicking).