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Re: Defence on the High Goal?

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Originally Posted by JamesCH95 View Post
Like I said earlier, 2ft-3ft stroke air cylinders are OTS from McMaster Carr. You could use an air cylinder to directly deploy a 'blocker' element.

As for spinning, I would look at a Lazy Susan bearing from AM or McMaster, and think about how I could drive it with gears or chains+sprockets.

There are about a thousand different ways to make this mechanism, you'll have to decide what's best for your team.
James,
I think the language the game design committee used for the answer to Q177 is very clear that a spinning Lazy Susan will draw fouls. Please re-read their ruling below:

"Generally, if the MECHANISM is in motion relative to the ROBOT at the time of impact, it is "launching" and thus POSSESSION. If the MECHANISM is not in motion relative to the ROBOT, it is considered "deflecting" and not POSSESSION."
 


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