Would it be feasible/worthwhile to have an over-the-bumper intake that rolls corals horizontally into the bot and spins them to present them to an arm? Similar to 2023 bots that had ground intakes for cubes and passed them to the arm.
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I think so. I feel like for cycle times it will honestly be best to have a floor intake. as long as it is fast.
see 118’s 2019 hatch pickup. roller over the top of it and smooth flat plate underneath. then put that on a wrist that rotates 90 degrees and you’re golden
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I think it is feasible as well. With how big the ball is, I’ve been looking more at 2014 style pickup mechanisms.
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With the size of the game piece and the bumper rules, you’re going to have to have something go outside your frame unless you’re content catching from the human player stations or bulldozing. OTB is certainly one way to do business.
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