LIFT VS. LAUNCH

[gurellia53]

Originally Posted by RedHeadRobotics

Our team will be building a catapult. We've built up a mock up with wood. It gets 7.5 feet consistently. It should get a bit more with the metal we hope. We also considered a lift, but we wanted to keep our center of gravity low.

Haha, so is Robot Casserole. We made a mock up of pvc and we hit our 14.5 ft ceiling. Testing at Building H should be very interesting.

[Laaba 80]

Originally Posted by gurellia53

Haha, so is Robot Casserole. We made a mock up of pvc and we hit our 14.5 ft ceiling. Testing at Building H should be very interesting.

Were you shooting the ball straight up? It will be fun to see you guys in Milwaukee this year.
Joey

[gurellia53]

Originally Posted by Laaba 80

Were you shooting the ball straight up? It will be fun to see you guys in Milwaukee this year.
Joey

No, we were shooting it foreward. That was just a prototype test. Our actual robot won't throw that high. From what I've read here on Chief Delphi, Milwaukee seems like it should be interesting this year.