This document was developed with the FTC 2009-2010 season software. There are some differences in the templates files referenced in this PDF and the 2010-2011 season templates.
If you need a basic robot to play Hot Shot, The Wiffle Grabber might be it.
"The Wiffle Grabber" (TWG) is a customization of "The Grabber", which I've described in several previous documents.
Other than two small pieces of Lexan, TWG can be built using just the parts from a standard FTC competition kit.
TWG is based on the robot that's constructed in "Getting Started with NI LabVIEW for FTC", found at: http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/372580b.pdf
Then it's turned into "The Grabber" by following the instructions and software found at: http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-6611
Finally I show you how to pimp it out for FTC here.
Hey... it's something to build while figuring out your "Secret Weapon".
Secret Note: if you want to drive The Wiffle Grabber using your wireless PS2 controller, check out this document: http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-6663
