Designing a "belt + roller" conveyor for balls

[Ari423]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

We used this type of belt for our rookie 2012 Rebound Rumble robot to pick the basketballs off the floor and raise them to the cup which would lift them to the shooter. It was probably the most reliable system on the robot. I was not as involved that year, so I don't know why, but the belt was taped together rather than just held with the barbed connector. I suspect that it was because we were running it around about 1" diameter rollers (larger is recommended).

My team also used them for our intake in 2012 and we did use the barbs. When we first cut the urethrane, the barbed connectors constantly popped out. After a few days of sitting and stretching they would be fine until the urethrane would stretch too much, we would have to re-cut it, and the process would start over again. Also, the barbed connectors are a pain to take out. That being said, they worked pretty well for our intake, and I would use them again if the need arises.