Hopper Capacity

[henryBsick]

I just thought I would add to the growing number of polls out there for robot statistics

[Nuttyman54]

we're 21-24 as is, but may get more capacity if we add on (we allowed room for expansion)

[RoboMadi]

31-40.....
depending on the situation i shud say.

[phrontist]

Psssh. No one needs more than 20.

[Alekat]

Originally Posted by phrontist

Psssh. No one needs more than 20.

Where does that logic come from? I think if you can handle more than twenty go for it.

[Richsgt]

Definitely can do more than 20 because if you have all the balls your opponent can't keep them away from you. Besides more is always better

[Nimmy]

I would love to see those who voted 70-all
is that even physically possible considering the size of the ball?

[Ken Loyd]

The last time I read the game rules.....points in goals 1 or 3, points in hopper....0! Why carry more than you can shoot?

Ken

[Nimmy]

it's not more then yo ucan shoot, what about pouring?
besides if you can pass those balls to your alliance-mates? why not
even better, if you control the balls in the field you can score points so that you lead by 5, gather all the balls, get up on the ramp
there ya go, you win
don't think of balls as points for yourself
think of them as points for the opposition

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Our 'hopper' will hold ~ 15 balls, but it's more of a ball control system, or magazine, than a hopper......

[camtunkpa]

Originally Posted by Nimmy

I would love to see those who voted 70-all
is that even physically possible considering the size of the ball?

It can be done. http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pi...le&picid=12757
That's our machine....not all of the lexan is storage but there is a possibility of holding up to 96 balls in our hopper. We are looking to lose weight and the hopper might end up on the wrong side of the hacksaw if you know what I mean

[Schneidie]

Originally Posted by Henry_222

I just thought I would add to the growing number of polls out there for robot statistics

No idea, we haven't gotten to the details like ball hoppers yet, we just finished most of our robot and are working on our hopper now.

[paulcd2000]

we can hold 12 max, and 14 if they're balanced precariously. I would also like to note that even if your robot can hold 25 or more balls, there is little point. Some will disagree, and if you have the right strategy it might work. But at some point, you can hold more balls than you actually have access to, because other robots and humans are using them.

[ida_noeman]

It will be difficult to get more than 30-40 balls /and/ shoot them in the 2 minute period - and if you're not going to shoot them, then not only do you hurt your opponents, but you hurt your own team. Also, if you score with those balls before very near to the end, then the opponents can throw them near/in their robots. Plus, more space takes up more weight, which means cuts on other things (probably more important things) that you could be using the weight on.

[aaeamdar]

Originally Posted by Richsgt

Definitely can do more than 20 because if you have all the balls your opponent can't keep them away from you. Besides more is always better

How could you possibly get ALL the balls? Please explain.

Confused,
Paul Dennis