The STEV3 Self Loading Fish Food Catapult is ready for battle...
If you saw the post about our catapult tests you will see that we went with the smacker instead of the flinger.
The big motor on the bottom left spins at Power 100. The big cog spins the little cog at 5 times the speed, so that ball gets smacked at Power 500! The angle and power of the shot are big enough to fly over the top of the other four balls in the reload chute.
Once the big motor has launched and reset, there is a small motor that turns the reload wheel in the middle. The reload wheel scoops up the next ball and drops it into the cradle, ready to be smacked again.
But... how accurate is it? See for yourself!
Open wide, fishies! Here comes dinner... IN THE FACE!
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