In This video, team 44600A has a rubber band roller at the back of the robot to score in the low goal. This is an idea that my team has been considering for a while, and we only now have seen it built. Is there a name for this, or do we need to create a name for it?
I’m not sure we need a name for it besides maybe,
“The rubber band roller at the back of the robot to score in the bottom goal” or TRBRATBOTRTSITBG for short ![]()
It’s an interesting scoring mechanism, but personally I don’t think it’s better than just using the catapult.
It’s being called a “back roller”
I disagree. Having a low-torque scoring mechanism that can easily be connected to the intaks is usefull. Combined with a catapult for the high goal using a PTO or pneumatics, you should be able to have a 4 motor intake! (or 3 motor intake with an H-drive…). I can’t wait for teams to experiment with ideas like this!
This is a design created by the current leader in world skills… Its rather simple. Just a back roller with a catapult as a ramp into the roller. Another example can be seen here.
This version is more complicated than the american adaptation, using a four motor drivetrain.
This design is called a back roller robot.
