Thread: Video of Kicker Prototypes
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Re: Video of Kicker Prototypes
Fredi, great video, thanks for posting.

We haven't done any prototyping yet, so I'm glad to see that a pneumatic system has the oomph to clear at least one bump. Were the locations the same for the arm's pivot and the point on the ball where it was struck? It looked like they were pretty close, at least. Did you try to equalize the striking force? I noticed you got a lot more air with the tubing. It looks like you're striking the ball quite a bit harder, or was that not having a holder-downer like with the pneumatic? The extra arc will be helpful if you also want to get the ball over a robot in your zone, but it'll make it more difficult for a long score.

The design tradeoffs (I think Rich alluded to these) are ease of reloading and firing with the pneumatic and greater force with the tubing. I can't speculate which is easier to build or more robust.

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