Simple shooter verses Arm--seeking advice

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by BJC

being able to score 3 balls in the 2 point basket EVERY TIME will get you very far into elims at most regionals.

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[Brandon_L]

for the bridge, all you really need is something that flips down on maybe a window motor) that has a roller on the end. You wouldn't need an entire arm system which is a..well..pain. Shooter is simple enough, a baseball pitching machine style shooter would work wonders if your just trying to feed balls to one side of the field. Add a camera and some math and you have a scoring bot

This is going at the simplest of the simple, and though I wouldn't suggest doing it, it's always an option.

Have 2 wheels angled at a 45 degree angle pointing upwards in the front of your robot, with a little room less than the diameter of the ball behind the wheels. You can now use the wheels to suck in balls, and shoot them up into the lowest basket.

Like I said, I wouldn't suggest doing it, but if you're out of ideas by week 3, then it may be something to look into.

[Grim Tuesday]

The issue with all of these robots that require sitting in front of the baskets is the ease of traditional defense being played on them. When you move to spit something up there, you can get pushed out of the way. If you need to be in a certain position (not the key) to shoot, then someone else can simply park themselves there.