Are you guys still going to use the long intake for rapid loading for Worlds, since the 3.0 game update?
I have never used the long intake, but I think that the game manual update made it harder to use a long intake.
I think it is still very helpful, as it allows for easier passes, and intaking the ball faster. This being said, it would make the ball a lot harder to maneuver, as its longer.
Now you would have to drive the bot into the ball.
I’m actually building one today. Just by placing a ball on the field without rolling then driving forward ~ 6 in, you should be able to get close to the same as before the update. The 3rd placed world skills team got a 400 autonomous skills after the update, and I’m pretty sure they used the “long intake” (usully called an intake extention). If you have time, I would reccomend you try it.
What if a ball is about to be scored but the robot drives forward and the ball falls out?
Definitely worth it; though keep in mind that this is slightly harder to drive. It’s not as broken as before but its pretty good especially for skills.
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Adding on to what you said, if you have extra motors or pneumatics, you could have a mechanism pulling the the ball from the rapid load to the long intake, this would allow for it to be even more effactive.