Challenges
We have two challenges. The first one is that when we pick up the ball, we need something to keep it in place so that it doesn't fall out. It will work without something to keep it in place, but the driver will have to be much more precise, and if another robot hits ours, the ball may fall out. So far, all simple solutions violate the 20" extension limit. A second, more important problem is that we want something to propel the ball out of the feeder mechanism in order to pass the ball to another robot. None of our ideas for this have worked so far.