Vex IQ | Rapid Relay | Catapult design

I automated the catapult I designed yesterday with pneumatics, and it works pretty well. It uses a ratchet, with a piston that releases it to launch the catapult.
New specs of catapult: 1:1 ratio PTO with intake
Suggestions? Comment down below!
#vexiq #robotics #vexrobotics

[@CuBeR-bj7eb]

Very nice!

[@madisoglrobotics]

awsome

[@theunderdogs1109A]

we found that the motor to the catapult does not get worn out so the ratchet mechanism isnt needed at least for our robot. if you wanted a really fast ratio for your cata then this would be useful (fof perspective our cata goes down about as fast as yours).

[@theunderdogs1109A]

we only use 1 motor so with 2 you could def save some weight and complexity

[@suscraft9361]

Yeah… I noticed really early on, and I just waited for verification in the form of a comment. Thank you

[@suscraft9361]

Choo choo mech carry

[@suscraft9361]

Also when is your mech reveal, Robert has told me about your tension adjuster

[@Nameless65656Z]

you should just use gravity gears with a tbar mech

[@suscraft9361]

I changed the design because I found out the winch doesn’t allow the catapult to suddenly accelerate the way I want it to, so I can’t launch balls from across the field.

[@suscraft9361]

I added a gravity gear on the new design, though

[@Nameless65656Z]

@@suscraft9361 ohh okay that makes sense