Farthest shot made?

[farmersvilleRob]

I don't understand why they limited the muzzle velocity. If the robot is capable of sinking shots across court that should be an advantage. Especially if this year the game pieces are very soft and dont fly far even with high muzzle velocity.

[Peyton Yeung]

This year (currently) doesn't have any muzzle restrictions that I am aware of.

[Rocketeeringer]

Originally Posted by farmersvilleRob

I don't understand why they limited the muzzle velocity. If the robot is capable of sinking shots across court that should be an advantage. Especially if this year the game pieces are very soft and dont fly far even with high muzzle velocity.

I would imagine that it is just a safety precaution, the energy of a 0.7 lb ball flying nearly level for 54 feet is quite substantial if you're on the receiving end and it could knock over other robots if they're in the way.

Of course there's no restriction on muzzle velocity this year as far as I know.

[Tetraman]

There is no rule that states where a shot can be made from. In the animation (yes yes, animation is not official rules) it said "Balls can be shot from anywhere on the field. Going with both that and the fact there is no rule against shooting from as far as possible, it seems to be you can shoot anywhere.

Plus, the Inbounder can make shots too, so 57' is the farthest shot you can make this year.

[Kims Robot]

In 2006 1511's robot shot full field (actually it was from about midfield into the giant screen that was behind the player station), and got called on it. The robot had software limiting that dialed down the muzzle speed and we had to demonstrate its effectiveness before we were allowed to compete in the next match. If I remember right we had a sensor issue that allowed it to spin up to full speed and really launch the ball.

The configuration we had was 2 of the giant CIM motors (not in the kit anymore) direct driving 2 wheelchair wheels that were spinning on an axle in brass bearings. It was a pretty beastly configuration and fun for demos, but definitely had to be limited for safety on the field.

I know there were several other robots that had pretty long shots, but that was the longest I remembered ever seeing. I think our calculations said we could shoot well over 60'.

[Siri]

Originally Posted by Kims Robot

...[awesome stuff]...I know there were several other robots that had pretty long shots, but that was the longest I remembered ever seeing. I think our calculations said we could shoot well over 60'. (emphasis mine)

Wow, leave it to Rolling Thunder. How solid was this in terms of accuracy and precision/consistency?