Are any teams planning on shooting the ball?

[robot2226]

were hoping... and yes it is possible not "impossible"

[LordKronus]

Originally Posted by Mr.G

We are shooting it over. We think it is easier then most think. It is like kicking a field goal from the endzone. You really don't have to aim it and it will go over.

You can also make a robot with a very low center of gravity that will make your robot handle much better for the high speed cornering part.

I am overeager to build a shooter as well but it may be a little harder than you may think. The math is killer. It takes a lot of force to get the ball in the air, and even more if your using stuff like punching pneumatics.

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by Mr.G

You can also make a robot with a very low center of gravity that will make your robot handle much better for the high speed cornering part.

heh....you too?

[gurellia53]

here's one of our first tests with catapulting a ball.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=l7Nl_QUvldc

[MrForbes]

that's great! just imagine how far it will go when you fill up the ball with air all the way

[popo308]

We are definitely throwing it over...
I gaurentee that nobody was punching it or anything!
We built a device that did that and it is fully functional we shot it over 10 times successfully from about the end of the lane divider clearly making it every time...

We would post the entire video but the team has decided to keep it secret for now.... We will post a video later in the season though when we have this thing mounted to are real frame not our prototype and we have it driving around...

[johnr]

....I know what your thinking. Did he shoot five trackballs or six. Listen punk, this is a frc robot and it will take your head clear off. so, do you feel lucky punk

[AHepperla]

Team #2202 (Brookfield, WI) has a design that will shoot the ball also, we're in prototype mode now and looks promising... now the wisconsin regional could get very interesting!

[ericand]

Team 1425 (Error Code Xero)
is planning to launch the ball over the rack. We have a prototype now that is more than up to the task.

[zacattack]

My team is just going to bump it off and herd it as fast as we can, hurdling is to much of an effort. Especially, for the robot to do it and my team to build it.

[Aelta Eda 585]

one of my team's mock-ups we were actually able to put the ball over the rack with a flywheel.
Video
At the end is what you saw after we added the 10 pound weight. Not fun.

thats awesome 585

[SoJ]

We seriously are serious about launching the trackball. We've got our prototype working wonderfully, and we've designed how it's going to work out. All we need to do is fabricate it (of course we'd need to do the robot first) and attatch. Of course, then we still have to hope it works out the same. We're confident.

[teammember_342]

Why what kind of ball is it?

[Chaos in a Can]

We discovered that one of the large CIMs is more than capable of launching a trackball.

We also discovered that it's more than capable of lifting a small filing cabinet filled with barbell weights into the air...