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Unread 15-01-2010, 20:30
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Re: Ball Magnet

I don't mean to be asking you to post something that you don't want to reveal yet, but this has been the only application of this concept I have seen on an FRC bot.
Our team was inspired by some of the robocup bots we saw that used a similar mechanism to control the ball. But what we are having trouble with is figureing out how this works.
WE have a setup with a 1.5" tube spining at about 400 rpm, and it just seems to spin the ball a little, and then it kinda bounces off the roller and away.
What is the concept of how this works? (if you don't mind) or if someone else can fill me in.
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