to ram or to shoot

create a shooter or ram the ball with the bot

shooter... this way we can stop to adjust, and not need to go back and forth to ram it...
but, ramming is simpler.... and, KISS....

now a glitch..... the bot bumper is 10inches above the playing field the ball is 9.5 in diameter. now what

why not both ill show u a design tomorrow that will bring the v idea back and improve it tremendly

we can pretty much always ram the ball, like we can always defend the goal. I say we build maybe some sort of piston to propel the ball, and if it breaks, we can just push it

if you make a shooter then you can score but of it fails you can go right to defense

And it isn't very likely that the piston will break they are extremely sturdy

the compressor could fail or a hose beaks you never know

i agree to go with both
(back up plans for the win ) (that sounded better in my head)

pistons are sturdy but danny is right (yes i do know little things)

with basically any design we can push but to be accurate and have enough force to push the ball over the goal ramp


also with the robot going up the ramp...hmmmm something we haveto think about
if we just push a ball over the bumps(just in case) then we need to figure out a better "wheel idea" instead of plain wheels. one word...treds...i think that idea should be further looked at (if it hasnt already been so...i think it was)
but yea






ah... smilies

i agree. treads will handle the bump better than wheels

i like treads, too.
but, on the chassis... i think we need to go longer than it is wide... this way we wont constantly flip as we go over the bump.... picture falling down an up escalator. same effect...

yeah. because if it is width wise, it will keep on falling backwards while going up the bump, if not, then foreward while going down.

danny banks wrote:

the compressor could fail or a hose beaks you never know

Experience with pneumatics in past years... ( never had an issue)

Ketchup564 wrote:

yeah. because if it is width wise, it will keep on falling backwards while going up the bump, if not, then foreward while going down.

Yeah, exactly.

If we choose an no mobility option though, we can defend very easy with width-wise design.

true lang you are right but again you never know .... "plan for the worst hope for the best"

danny banks wrote:

true lang you are right but again you never know .... "plan for the worst hope for the best"

always good to have a backup plan