The functional goal for FunnelBot is, in short, to be able to play a simple game of catch. For our design we decided to have three main design features:
- A fan array built into the catching funnel to create downward airflow, increasing the likelihood of successful catches
- RGB-Controlable fans to enable signaling and prompt the user during catch interactions
- Remote-control of a flywheel throwing mechanism to reliably target and throw the ball back to the user