Ping pong ball shooter - Lego Mindstorms

I got this idea of making a ping pong ball shooter from youtube. I myself a ping pong player and an nxt builder wanted to build something like it. And the result you see in the video.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• ping
• pong
• ball
• shooter
• nxt
• mindstorm
• lego
• anbu
• table
• tennis
• robot

[Linkbomber1]

Just wondering, about how far were you able to throw the ball? I'm thinking of making something similar in Vex and trying to think of the best method to lob/throw a ping pong ball.

[anbup]

@Linkbomber1 Not much than what I expected. Its less than 5ft. The wheels couldn't push the ball much far, may be you should try with elastic band

[ZeTall1]

how much for the box

[anbup]

@ZeTall1 visit lego.com for its price. and how long is based on your imagination.

[HeroExProductions]

Dude,Are you doing it at WORK?! 0_0

[anbup]

@HeroExProductions heh :)

[tonyhallett]

Hi. What control do you have over spin, speed and trajectory ?

Thanks

[1129BAMF]

That's much different than the ping pong ball shooter I saw while I was in Tijuana.

[legorobotic]

Any building instructions available?

[Linkbomber1]

@anbup I've built something similar in Vex with a 5:1 ratio and it's able to shoot the ball a pretty good distance. After all is said and done, it's extremely inefficient and rattles the bot like a tornado. The screws fall out so quickly that we spend more time rebuilding than we do shooting.

[ZeTall1]

Sounds werid but can i buy one off you how long do they take to make and how much

[utahjai]

all you need now is a good Ping Pong Player.

[paulotav2]

fabulous ! my congrats! i am an inventor too (but not so great:)) i have a ping pong machine too (invented by me) with convencional materials/motors -not lego.