pic: Cyber Blue 234 - Falcon VIII

[David Hoff]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

Awesome, I like it. Question - how do the balls go from hopper to conveyor? Do you guys have any shots for what's inside that box?

I might have to make the trip up to West Michigan to see this one in action.

Congrats guys and good luck at Phoenix.

The bottom of the box is made out of 16th inch lexan and it slopes down towards the back of the robot so gravity gets them partway into the conveyor. For more stubborn balls we need to use the agitator, also known as "The Ritchie." The agitator is basically some pieces of angle attached to a chain that is running through the bottom of the robot parallel to the floor and pulls balls into the conveyor opening. Unfortunately I can't find a picture of it though.