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Re: New Showcase render of team 639 robot!

I'm going to make another one soon. The next iteration will include. Treads with the teeth/nubs, treads properly routed around the drive wheel, and electronics.

If it is not obvious, the spinning kicker is controlled by pneumatic pistons to slide it in and out of the plexi gate.

By utilizing an encoder on the spinner and the time it takes for the pistons to deploy we can choose where the spinner hits the ball as well as how fast its going at that time. (we can do high and low shots-even though its a spinner!. This gives the advantage of a spinner with the precision control you would get from an adjustable foot style kicker)

(Cutting the inside geometry for the gate would not be possible without our new CNC laser cutter! FTW)
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