10 Balls. 1 Second. Team 100.

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Originally Posted by GUI

I knew there was a reason we decided to go to LA instead of Sacremento.

If only you'd come to Sac-Town...

I can see it now, you guys following us around slowly filling our trailer with that amazing turret. Then in the last second of the match, POW we score. Perfect 100-100 tie

Originally Posted by squirrel

Very nice! do you have automatic distance/speed adjustment?

That comes next. We're mounting a small lead-screw powered by a RS-545 to tilt the hood back and forth.

I'm not so big on the automatic part. I don't have much faith in programming, or cameras. We shall see.

Originally Posted by silicon_ghoti

As soon as you line up with a robot during competition and fire, the announcer and the crowd are going to go nuts. $10 bucks says you will be the crowd favorite. AWESOME job you guys.

Just wait till you see the teeth. Its a real monster alright

Originally Posted by Ice Berg

It looks like you guys tilt the back of the conveyor to disengage the balls from the conveyor, then rev the conveyor to full speed so that the motors can accelerate under no-load and then reengage to shoot them out. I love the design!

Yup. By tilting it back we also engage our hopper, allowing the magazine to be HP loaded.