Ball Magnet

[MrForbes]

We tried our idea for a "ball magnet" basically a way to POSSESS the ball.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRqj0Mgbq10

Have fun!

[Phoenix Spud]

How does the robot do that??? According to the Youtube post, it has something to do with the wood, but it sounds like there is a vacum behind it.

[Pausert]

I think its that the conveyor belt is running, which pushes the ball into the block of wood.

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Spud

How does the robot do that??? According to the Youtube post, it has something to do with the wood, but it sounds like there is a vacum behind it.

It appears to me that something that is not spinning when they do the close up starts spinning when they pull the camera away.

Nice Work!

[Ice Berg]

That's quite impressive. I'm assuming you don't break the 3" rule from the front of the roller to the piece of wood. I ask because it looks pretty deep in the video (not that I can tell much from that angle).

[MrForbes]

This is set up to demonstrate the principle, and use the old robot with no modifications other than screwing in a piece of wood. When implementing this on the new robot, we will take all the rules into account.

[Dave McLaughlin]

I guess that Robocup robots come standard with "Ball Magnets" too...

[MrForbes]

We'll get our ideas wherever we can

[Joe Schornak]

This is close to something we are considering implementing.

Your robot still looks intimidating.

[fuzzy1718]

how exactly does this not break the rules, you are controling the direction and position of the bal???

[Dave McLaughlin]

You are POSSESSING the ball, which you are allowed to do. <G43>.

[James Tonthat]

Originally Posted by fuzzy1718

how exactly does this not break the rules, you are controling the direction and position of the bal???

This is how.

POSSESSION: Controlling the position and movement of a BALL. A BALL shall be considered in POSSESSION if, as the ROBOT moves or changes orientation (e.g. backs up or spins in place), the BALL remains in approximately the same position relative to the ROBOT.

<G43> ROBOT BALL POSSESSION - ROBOTS may POSSESS only one BALL at a time. Violation: PENALTY.

Please read your rules.

[Jones571]

Very nice we should have some video up sometime this weekend of our endeavors...

[Elgin Clock]

It's ridiculous how many people I have heard point out the fact that some new design POSESSES the ball. Thank you for pointing out something that is legal people! lol

[falconmaster]

Originally Posted by squirrel

We tried our idea for a "ball magnet" basically a way to POSSESS the ball.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRqj0Mgbq10

Have fun!

is it a roller spinning backwards
when we did ours we spun the ball into the robot no matter what direction we traveled