Anti-Slip Shelf/Drawer Liner Material???

[DjAlamose]

In 2003, stack attack, we had a simple robot that could push stuff around but we had an arm (although never added to the robot during competition) that we used to stack tubs. The material we put on the grippers to help hold the tubs was this same material you’re talking about. It worked great and it held up very well. We constantly ripped the tubs from out of the grippers to see what would happen to the material and nothing ever happened even after about 200 tries. It’s a very resilient material.

We also have considered this same material although the exact material this year, but we chose was a slightly different kind. We choose a version of it that was made for use under rugs and carpets. This seamed to be more durable than the drawer kind. I’m not sure where our team got it from. But I do believe that we were going to use regular thread and needles to sew the material into strips. The thread was a strong nylon type of material that is thicker than plain old thread. But this should work.

Trust me you aren’t behind. We just got our shooter to shoot a ball last night at 11:30 except the power supply we used only went up to 5 amps, so the ball just dribbled out. We haven’t really began our ball collection system, but we are looking at various belting materials to use and this was a good choice on my list.