pic: Recycle Rush Re-design

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Originally Posted by nuclearnerd

You might consider lifting a little higher so you can do co-op.

I haven't looked at the CAD, but from the render, it appears you need more than just lifting higher to score co-op. The elevator bracket appears to be fixed on the horizontal axis, and the way it supports a tote means that it cannot be extended outside of the robot frame. This could probably be enabled without additional actuators but would certainly require greater complexity to push the totes out while being supported by the elevator.
The intake rollers also appear to be at a constant altitude and possibly location, interfering with the coop score. The rollers would need to move out of the way (or better, up so that they push the totes out).

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Originally Posted by EmileH

The intake rollers do actuate out - it's hard to see from the render but there is a pneumatic piston there.

Oh, I see that now. That does mean that (as currently mounted) they would not be useful to help place the elevated stack on the step; another mechanism would be required.

Also, I was curious about the RC lift - do I understand correctly that it would be a two-step process to cap a stack of fewer than six totes? That is, you'd have to score the short stack, then back up a bit to score the RC atop it. Not a showstopper, but an interesting trade-off.