Thread: 1583....Cocking Mechanism Explained
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Re: 1583....Cocking Mechanism Explained
Hi Andy.........Our robot is designed to primarily operate in the zone closest to the goal. The video shows only our protype proof-of-concept mechanism. We've since upgraded the motor/transmission to get more distance. We started fabrication of our competition robot yesterday and today installed the improved kicker on the chassis. We couldn't resist and yes this afternoon we test kicked it. With only about half power we got 8 foot air kicks. At full power we'll be able to kick into the goal from about anywhere in the zone. With this kicking distance we can also operate from the mid zone by kicking balls over the bump. Our goal is to be an agile robot capable of quickly possessing, aiming and kicking balls accurately.