Simple shooter verses Arm--seeking advice

[JamesCH95]

Originally Posted by EricH

From the front, it is very difficult (though doable--just have to jump about a 4" gap). From the alley side of the court, it carries a risk of penalties, though it's quite doable. From the other side, however, there's plenty of room to make a 2-pointer without risk of penalties. The math works out such that a 14" appendage could half-cover the near 2-point basket at full extension.

We called this 'corner scoring' (i.e. the corner between the base and alliance wall) and initially thought it was a good idea. In discussing it we realized that it is VERY easy to defend a robot that goes to that corner because the defender can trap you without pinning you. Not that it wouldn't work, we're still planning on having the capability, I'm just offering our conclusions on the subject.

It would be possible to build a robot similar to the one BJC posted, but without needed to move the belt assembly, just have the balls get pulled in on the ground at one end of your robot, and exit the top on the opposite end with enough velocity to score from the front of the base. Everything is fixed in place and you'll only need 1-2 motors outside of your drive train.