FRC 2013 "Best Designs" Log

[Negative 9]

Originally Posted by NXTGeek

Kicky roller:
3476 and 696 used this design to acquire frisbees.
As opposed to the spatula (1986) or polycarb/roller (987, 1538), this design doesn't have anything dragging on the ground in order to pickup disks. We have a small belt-driven roller wrapped in silicon tape that "kicks" the frisbee from the ground, while rollers on the other end of the frisbee pull it onto the roller while keeping just the tip of the frisbee pressed against the floor. Here is a video of a prototype I made of this design: http://youtu.be/bhP0oiJWbI8
And a CAD screenshot:

Is it necessary to have the intake push it into the roller? Wouldn't it also work just by driving into the frisbees?