pic: Pneumatic Kicker Rev_0 preparing to fire

[professor1212]

Originally Posted by yoshibrock

Did you get the kicker to move fast enough/with enough force? We tried something similar, but we just couldn't get the ball moving over the bump, even after playing with different positions to maximize mechanical advantage.

Actually with this configuration we managed to get the ball to fly over the first bump and roll over the second on a few occasions. But it was iffy since it was such a shoddy wood construction. We built a metal version which for some reason doesn't work as well even though the construction was sturdier and symmetrical. We're contemplating using a kicker of the same sort but actuated by a motor instead.