pic: Cyber Blue 234 - Falcon VIII

[David Hoff]

Originally Posted by Collin Fultz

Wow. I'm a big fan of the treads. What is the big box in the middle for? Holding balls? What is it made of? I love the blue annodized aluminum. Good work guys! Too bad you can't come to BMR. Good luck in Phoenix and Grand Rapids!

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How does it handle the ramp with that weight up top?

Yes the big box is our hopper and can hold about 8 balls at one time as well as the 7 balls in our conveyor. Like Ogre said it is corrugated polycarbonate. Very sturdy and pretty light.

Amazingly it takes the ramp quite well, you can pull the bot back about 80 degrees and it still tips forward. Thankfully this allows us to not have to put on a wheelie-bar like we first thought.

Originally Posted by Ogre

It looks like corrugated polycarbonate. It's great stuff. Very light.

Looks good guys. What range does your shooter have?
I think this is the first bot I've seen that puts topspin on the balls.

We know we can shoot at least from half court but its probably farther. We aren't sure though becasue we didn't have the facilities this year that would allow us to test the shooter with the proper tilt needed to make longer shots without hitting the roof.