2021-2022 VEX IQ Challenge: Pitching In

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These balls are so squishy!!!

I would love to see some kind of chamber that instead of just neatly putting one on top of the other squishes them in so more can fit.

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Yes, I will. I promised at least one weird/cool bot design and I will deliver.

Define ā€œDeliverā€. I am still waiting on the Ferris Wheel.

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The measurement is from the top of the bar to the floor, correct?

Yes, that is correct. In case you were wondering, the bottom of the bar is ~7.6" off the ground.

How did you get the poles and all for the field, just asking?

The game element kit?
https://www.vexrobotics.com/21-22-viqc-fullfield.html

@FRC973 never bought it they used meterials at home, I was asking how did they get the poles that they used on the field. I am planing on doing that instead of wasting $100 on the whole meterial kit.

I’m pretty positive that @FRC973 did buy it, since you can see the game elements. Also, the color scheme is the exact same as the field elements.

As for the pvc pipes, you can use old ringmaster pipes and cut them to size, though I would definitely not recommend it.

Yeah, we did buy the official field. The mock-up was just until we could get the real pieces (which arrived on Friday 6/4).

Although it might work to use the Ringmaster poles, the poles are very long in Pitching In, and the Ringmaster poles aren’t the right lengths - they are much too short, so I agree with you that I wouldn’t recommend it. Instead, I’d recommend buying some PVC pipe at the hardware store (it’s really cheap), and cutting it to length.

Can you tell me the distance between the high hanging bar and the center goal that we shoot balls into? Thank you

It is 4" from the top of the high bar to the top of the goal.

Just for reference, the top of the goal is ~20.5" off the ground, and the top of the high bar is ~16.5" off the ground. The bars themselves are 0.75" in diameter.

Thanks. I knew the height, I was just asking about the length but the 2x18 bar shows me that.

Hey, @FRC973 how much space do all the balls take up? Could you show a picture of all the balls in the top goal pls?

Despite what it seems like from the picture in the game manual, all the balls in the goal barely even fill it up halfway.

Picture from the game manual:
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