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Re: kicker or linear accelerator?

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Originally Posted by John G View Post
Today, my team has decided to use a linear accelerator of some sort, even though a kicker kicked the ball farther and faster.
What is a "linear accelerator" in this context? Remember that the rules don't let the ball intrude into the robot by more than three inches. That's not much room for acceleration.