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09-01-2014, 12:04

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Re: Vacuum Pickup

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Originally Posted by joelg236

How far is the effective range on this?

There really isn't a "range". We have to make contact with the ball to get a seal. Alignment will be a challenge (as with any floor pick-up device). Perhaps v-shaped guides on the front of the bot?

A proper vacuum cup would probably be more forgiving to misalignment, but we had a lot of butchered-up buckets lying around the shop.

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