Fetch,Throw,Fetch,Throw, ect..

[Shaf2909]

Is 20ft a good average range to throw? Consistently 20ft as of now. We have room to improve also. The only issue we are is making/mounting our device to a platform and being able to rotate. This may not be necessary anyway with 0 degree turning.

[RMS11]

Any chance we could get a video? I really wanted to try this out but eventually we decided we wouldnt have the weight and still be able to accomplish everything else...

[Shaf2909]

As soon as we get a video I will post it.

[BJC]

Thanks, I too would like to see a video. 20 ft is pretty darn good.

[JamesBrown]

20ft is a pretty impressive range. I would say that ideal would be the ability to throw from within your lane and hit your scoring area. However I haven't looked at the drawings to find that distance.

[RMS11]

Originally Posted by JamesBrown

20ft is a pretty impressive range. I would say that ideal would be the ability to throw from within your lane and hit your scoring area. However I haven't looked at the drawings to find that distance.

When we considered this idea, we wanted to be able to throw from the lane (right by the gap the human player can load through) all the way to your lane, about 48 feet. Otherwise, there is no benefit of the tubes being safe for your alliances use only and at that point your human player might as well throw the tube. It might not go quite that far but you dont have to drive into the lane and use valuable weight on a thrower...

[Frenchie461]

20 feet isn't that far, duke461 has been able to throw the square almost 30 feet (well done duke). For the record the square flies best, followed by the circle, and then the triangle.

[Chris is me]

Why turret your device when you could spin your robot?

You need to be able to throw from the tip of the driving lane to the tip of the protected zone to be a truly great robot, IMO