You might gain inspiration from 47’s 2000 bot. It collects balls in a open ended box then lifted it up and spat it out
Well yes, but then you’d sorta be shooting it, not dropping/dunking it (unless we’re talking about the 1 point basket. The two point baskets are both at 61", so there really wasn’t a ton of vertical space to drop from anyway). Additionally, my calculations were incorrect (see next quoted post), and 3.5 inches is a bit harder to cover with spin alone (and at the point where it is covered you’re not even close to dunking anymore).
Oops, you’re right. Good call. Same conclusion regardless though.
Our team decided that we should go for shooting.
I think that any team that can quickly and efficiently score points will be very effective, and since time spent moving accross the field is time wasted, a shooting mechanism should be better.
plus, if one robot is REALLY good at shooting balls, the other two could just feed him the balls from the other side of the court
For the people who plan to drop the balls into the hoops…please keep in mind that there is a limit to how far something can extend from your robot. I believe that the limit is 14". Plus the fender is adding additional space away from the basket. With all that being said…my team (#1850) decided to throw the dropping idea out of the loop. I hope with the information that I just gave you is helpful. Good LucK!