10 Balls per second?

[Stu Bloom]

Don't forget that for every ball that comes out of your shooter, one has to go in first. While these rapid-fire videos are quite impressive looking, I am curious to see how any of you will be able to load the shooter that fast. Seems it would take some time to raise the balls into a shooter, and if the balls are already above so gravity does the work then your shooter is somewhat below the the top of your robot - allowing for shot blocking.

[chris L]

just a few things i lisend to this over and ooer and it dosent sould like ne thing legal for F.I.R.S.T.

[chris L]

just a few things i lisend to this over and over and it dosent sould like ne thing legal for F.I.R.S.T.

[Bob A]

Originally Posted by jebzter

the launcher is 100% real. I know this because i made it. it is roughly based on a pitching machine. And it is possible to have a version mounted to a robot.

See yall in competiton.

Not only is it possible to mount this on a robot...but it is completely legal for the 2006 game.

[Wayne C.]

10 balls/second- ok

but from where?

they don't seem to be too far out there........ and you need to get to the shooting spot first

WC

[MrBamboo]

A shooter may not be able to pick up that many balls for this to be a huge advantage. but what if an alliance harvester can transfer balls effectively to this shooter say 30-40 balls?

My team is making a harvester trying to do something similar to that. I even started a discussion trying to find out how are most shooter's ball container built so we can transfer balls effectively to most shooters.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=42586

[coldabert]

to posters: why are you arguing with this team? do you really care if they faked it? or if its real? is this video going to change your team's design?

to team: very nice. if it was done, very cool. if it wasnt, thanks for distracting other teams for 6 weeks.

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[SoftwareBug2.0]

Originally Posted by coldabert

to posters: why are you arguing with this team? do you really care if they faked it? or if its real? is this video going to change your team's design?

Because it's amusing to speculate. It's also interesting to try and have an idea of what you'll be up against, whether or not anyone decides to change their design because of it.

[RoboCoach]

Way to go.

One observation: what if the aim is off when you decide to commit?

[X-Istence]

Originally Posted by RoboCoach

Way to go.

One observation: what if the aim is off when you decide to commit?

You silently swear in your head and hope your alliance members don't kill you!

[Sgraff_SRHS06]

Good point.

However, I would pray that I would that the offense would be able to harvest the balls faster than the defense will. 10 or 15 rapid fire misses can easily turn into 10 or 15 fast, free points with some robots. It's those points that can determine the difference between winning and losing, sometimes.

[s_forbes]

Just wondering, but has anyone seen this robot at competition? I'd really like to see their design and hear how well it worked. Thanks.

[KenWittlief]

Im pretty sure there have been bots at regionals that were able to accomplish 10 balls in the center goal in auton mode.

Anybody keeping track? it is a very impressive feat if your bot can pull it off.

Has anyone achieved 10 balls in one second? what is the fastest shooter so far?

[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by KenWittlief

Im pretty sure there have been bots at regionals that were able to accomplish 10 balls in the center goal in auton mode.

Anybody keeping track? it is a very impressive feat if your bot can pull it off.

Has anyone achieved 10 balls in one second? what is the fastest shooter so far?

I dunno if it is the fastest, but both 254 and 968 can unload a metric boatload of balls in the blink of an eye. Is that precise enough? One of the secrets of their shooting speed is running their ball feeder using a CIM at what might be full speed. The balls are accelerated to a substantial portion of shooting speed before they get to the shooter wheels.

[MrForbes]

team 1726 MegaMaid seems to do the 10/second thing, or close to it...but in a low goal from starting position. Uses a CIM at full speed turning a 4" pvc roller that's wide enough to feed two balls at once