pic: Recycle Rush Re-design

[EmileH]

Originally Posted by GeeTwo

The intake rollers also appear to be at a constant altitude and possibly location, interfering with the coop score. The rollers would need to move out of the way (or better, up so that they push the totes out).

The intake rollers do actuate out - it's hard to see from the render but there is a pneumatic piston there.

[KohKohPuffs]

Originally Posted by EmileH

The intake rollers do actuate out - it's hard to see from the render but there is a pneumatic piston there.

Yes, there are pistons that actuate the intakes in and out. As for the bot's ability to do coopertition, I never intended this to have that function. Maybe the intakes are high enough to do it, and if it does, then I can use the intakes to roll the yellow totes out. However, for this bot it's all about the stacking. If this were in a competition, I would love the 40 points from the yellow totes, but making consistent stacks looks better for scouting. That was my logic for that.

As for dropping a stack less than 6 totes, yes the bot does have to back up a little because of the bin grabber arm. It's a disadvantage, but I kind of also wanted to do such a mechanism because I never made such things in CAD before, and I wanted to try it out.

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by KohKohPuffs

I would love the 40 points from the yellow totes, but making consistent stacks looks better for scouting. That was my logic for that.

Noted, and respected. Just trying to clarify the decisions that led to this design.

Originally Posted by KohKohPuffs

As for dropping a stack less than 6 totes, yes the bot does have to back up a little because of the bin grabber arm. It's a disadvantage, but I kind of also wanted to do such a mechanism because I never made such things in CAD before, and I wanted to try it out.

Again, noted and respected; just clarifying.