Our team’s build follows the similar Hero bot design by VEX, especially the intake part is identical. This intake however is not reliable, and the team usually needs to push the discs to the wall or static object before it can roll into the intake. Did any team build their robot/intake same as Hero…

I have some kids that built the hero bot in class. This post really helped them improve the intake, but you might not find it by the title. [image] Flex Wheels Updates From VEX VEX V5 General Discussion Flex Wheels seem to be a popular topic so far this season… VEX would…

You may want to consider making the intake the first contacts the disk floating, meaning that it is on a joint but tensioned down with rubber bands to come back to a “neutral position”. This allows for better intake due to the curved shape of the discs

From my experience- as my intake is heavily based upon a Disco intake- there are two or three things that can be done. Firstly, extend the intake to slightly reach under the disc with a curve. The thing to be careful about here is that the intake flaps must be able to contact and “hook” the disc i…

This is very interesting would you mind showing a quick video of your intake in action?

There are a lot of floating intake examples on YouTube. You can search for VEX reveals if you just want to see them working, or if you want more of an in depth explanation, you can search for VEX intake explanations. @Benn made an explanation on his channel, 606X Intake that should show what you ho…

I must disclaim, I post this with the sole purpose and intent of demonstrating my intake. [VEX Spin Up || Disc intake testing #shorts] With that, I now remember something I forgot earlier. You should use a blue cartridge motor if possible, or adjust the gearing to increase the intake s…

Hero bot intake problem

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evasnphysics December 14, 2022, 7:25pm 2

I have some kids that built the hero bot in class. This post really helped them improve the intake, but you might not find it by the title.