pic: 1678's 2014 Robot - Beca

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by kevincrispie

Something I meant to ask: is there any logic behind the different colored wheels on the ball holder inside the robot? (Blue vs Orange) Are those banebots wheels as well? Was the wheel color chosen for aesthetics, or was it because of the vendor supply, and that was the only color available in the right size/durometer? Regardless both subsystems worked very well. A very nice machine from the Citrus Circuits this year.

Basic answer: The team had hundreds of dollars worth of Banebots wheels left over from last seasons frisbee shooter version one. They're all 1/2" hex bore, so the whole grabber assembly really came together quite simply.

Slightly longer answer: We use the orange wheels on the primary intakes because we a) had more of them and b) they're slightly gripper than the blues. We use the blues on the secondaries because they wear out slower, and the secondaries tend to rub on the ball for longer periods of time during our ball settling routine.

Originally Posted by ErvinI

Why do you guys have a different BB wheel arrangement between your two intakes? That's bugging me .

Pickup geometry is not the same on both sides. There is a gap between wheels in the front intake to allow the ball to pass through without jamming. Stuff you figure out after the whole thing comes together