pic: The Super Dooper Shooper Pooper Scooper (aka "The Towel Rack")

[IceNerdAK]

It's a pity that this pic masks the true beauty of my electronics board... Like the capitan said, after we mounted the rubberized-belty thing on the schooper (the mechanism that scoops up the balls) we had no problem loading 10-12+ balls in the bot. Those fp motors may not look like much, but with the transmission they can sure torque the rubber balls.
The mechanisms mounted on the side swing out to herd the balls in for collection. I think those are in the process of being redesigned for less weight. Just for kicks, has anyone had trouble with the plastic gearboxes breaking? They arent a big deal to replace, but with bots going up and, more importantly, down that 6" lip, I think we may see some of those breaking under the force of a falling 130 lb bot, esp for arm bots that drop off the bar AFTER competition. Recommendation, use double solenoids! Its a pity that eveyone is going for the bar; I don't know that anything but the last 10-15 seconds will be very interesting in many games. FORWARD THE BALL COLLECTORS!!!