pic: FRC180 S.P.A.M.'s 2016 robot, Brave Sir Lobbin'

[George1902]

Originally Posted by MARS_James

1. Why does it look like a spoon?

It's the shape we ended up liking most. It gives the throw a little back spin. Think of a jai alai cesta, but less severe.

Originally Posted by MARS_James

2. What keeps the boulder from falling out of the spoon?

There are pneumatically actuated fins that didn't make it on the bag. They're part of our 30 lbs.

Originally Posted by MARS_James

3. Is the spoon-a-pult motor driven, if so what is powering it?

The spoon-a-pult(ugh...) is powered by 3 775s. Through a PTO, those same motors drive our scaling winch.

Originally Posted by MARS_James

4. Is the center of the 8 in 180 half inch stroke?

Yup. That was carefully monitored.