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We took an unused hydraulic hose, cut it to length, and attached it to the end of the output shaft on a motor / gearbox.

Re: Team 2481 "The Roboteers" proudly present GARE-E
 

That is actually a short section of hydraulic hose mounted to a motor shaft. The hose is secured around the 270 degree curve with custom bearing supports. Additional traction material and stabalizing inserts are placed at sections along the roller for optimum performance.

And....yeah, what Kyle said too. Lol

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We were attempting to do a flexible roller at one point as well, but couldn't figure it out. That looks very robust, especially with the 4-bars. Thanks for the explanation!

Re: Team 2481 "The Roboteers" proudly present GARE-E
 

Is your intake bent aluminum square tubing? If it is, how did you create the bend? What type of aluminum is that? What wall thickness is the tubing?

Congratulations on building a very nice robot this year!
-Dominic

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Looking forward to playing together in Wisconsin this year. Perhaps we'll team up again...(only win it this time :))

Re: Team 2481 "The Roboteers" proudly present GARE-E
 

What a cool looking robot! It works so well. If you don't show up in Pekin with duct tape on your bumpers, your LRI (me) will be very happy.

Re: Team 2481 "The Roboteers" proudly present GARE-E
 

What a great twist on a common idea. Looks really promising. I like the compact-ness.

Re: Team 2481 "The Roboteers" proudly present GARE-E
 

Great looking machine, I'm looking forward to seeing it up close this weekend! #datintake

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lol, don't worry Al, we'll have that detail taken care of for ya. ;)

See you Thursday!

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Ditto Eric. :) ...and double ditto on the 'win it this time' part. ;)

Looking forward to seeing what you guys are bringing to the field this year in action. Best of luck to you guys and we'll see you in Milwaukee in a few weeks!

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Yes, our intake is bent aluminum tubing. We used 1 x 1 x 1/16 aluminum (6063) square tubing. We made a lexan form with the desired radius and bent the aluminum over it. The form had an 1/4 in. raised portion in the center along the center of the radius in order to get the inside of the tube to bend in on itself and not crack or ripple.