who is the best capper in this game????

[Ben Lauer]

I would have to agree with eric and amyprib.

1272 from bloomington indiana had a great moblile goal design. I never saw them miss when picking up, and only once did the ball fall of when capping, because the had but 12 (yes 12) balls in the mobile and tried to capp. From them on the only put 11 in!!!!

And 45 capper was amazing, great arm, fully rotational, could cap from any orientation.

**read the previous post carefully!!! they pooped a ball!!!!!****

[Kel D]

How many team capped and hung? We finally figured out to pull it off in the elimination matches at the Palmetto regional.

[opnickc]

Originally Posted by Kel D

How many team capped and hung? We finally figured out to pull it off in the elimination matches at the Palmetto regional.

We did, quite well to if I may say so myself.

Both teams I mentioned (486 and 71) did too.



BTW I believe we capped in every match this year as well, at least almost every one. So, if its not too biased, I'll have to add 67 to my list .

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by opnickc

We did, quite well to if I may say so myself.

Both teams I mentioned (486 and 71) did too.



BTW I believe we capped in every match this year as well, at least almost every one. So, if its not too biased, I'll have to add 67 to my list .

yes i say 67.and 303 also most of the suction cup arms worked great...

hehe my team too... it was easy untill our arm came off...

[MrToast]

Originally Posted by Kel D

How many team capped and hung? We finally figured out to pull it off in the elimination matches at the Palmetto regional.

Many teams did that, among them 69, 121, and 126.

Too bad 69 didn't come to nats. They would've made for some (even more) exciting matches.

[Swampdude]

I submit 179:
http://www.soap.circuitrunners.com/2...ur/cur_076.wmv

Tytus and Amanda did an excellent job

[BillyGoats]

Originally Posted by Kel D

How many team capped and hung? We finally figured out to pull it off in the elimination matches at the Palmetto regional.

Team 945 capped and hung i would say 80% of the time. The other 20% they most likely hung then capped.

[rachakate]

I loved watching Aces High (176) cap. Drive wheels out at the end of their grabber rolled the ball into their grasp quite gracefully. And likewise when placing it where they wanted. It was a beautiful sight.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by rachakate

I loved watching Aces High (176) cap. Drive wheels out at the end of their grabber rolled the ball into their grasp quite gracefully. And likewise when placing it where they wanted. It was a beautiful sight.

I didn't get to see 176 cap this year, but if I had built a capper, that is how I would have done it (taking a cue from the Technokats '98 robot).

I also liked the reach of 45's capper this year, the speed and ease with which 179 capped, and the way 71 could cap and jam the ball in with one motion.

[MrToast]

I'm in the same boat as NoRemorse...

121 has a really cool design for big balls. We have a lower arm that swings up and down with a thresher. This thresher can pick up a big ball off the ground and is also used for knocking the 10pt ball and moving mobile goals.

The upper arm also swings up and down, and has a belt. This belt sucks balls in, as opposed to the lower arm's thresher, which sucks them up. Using these two arms, we can move and efficiently manipulate two big balls at the same time. I don't think any other team can do that, really.

We have only missed 3 out of all attempted caps at all regionals/nationals combined. 1 at BAE, 1 at UTC, and one in GA. In our of our qualification matches at Nats, our match was stopped halfway through (1 minute was left), because a small ball hadn't fallen out of the drop (or something like that). When they stopped the match, we had already capped two goals. During the rematch, we capped the two goals again, showing that we can cap four goals in less than 3 minutes.

I really really like 980s arm that can get the ball in autonomous. That is some amazing programming and engineering!

[Billfred]

I have to say, I liked 433's capper. It was nice and simple--and the suction method was kinda unique. They had the vacuum being created by a motor, if I recall correctly. When they could keep control of it (the ball had a bad tendency to swing in the air), it was great.

The best as in more able than all others? Probably not...but it was still pimp.

[MikeDubreuil]

Who's the best capper in the game?

I'd like to be as modest as possible but.... I am the best capper in the game.

I just walk out onto the field, bend over a little bit, and grasp the ball with my hands. The thumbs really come into play when trying to grab something. It also helps that I hit the gym regulaly. It allows me to use my pectorial muscles and squeeze my arms against the ball to get a good grip. And when I'm ready I just waltz over to the goal, raise my arms a little, and let the ball drop into the goal. 2X EEEEEEZZZZZ!!!

[Mike Soukup]

Originally Posted by NoRemorse

I don't want to say my team, but I feel obligated to. 1023's robot.

Originally Posted by MrToast

121 has a really cool design for big balls.

Please when you encounter threads about "The best ...", "The fastest ...", or "The best looking ...", do not mention or nominate your own team. Instead think about all the other teams and give your opinion on the best.

My impressions after watching GLR, MWR, & Nats:
45 was the most powerful capper. They could 'super-cap' the ball down to the floor if they wanted to.
71 was the best at capping from behind
60 was the best all around capper (didn't see 254, but I assume they were just as good)

[Scott Shaw 237]

I would have to say, 303, 56, 175, 45, 231, 288, and 195 were some of the best cappers I have seen. They were very consistant with their capping and they all did well at their regionals and at nationals.

[Eric Yahrmatter]

In addition to 45 and 71 (congrats) I would say that Wildstang had an effective capper. It used a rotating bar and could drop the 2x ball in easily without interfering with the purple balls.