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Re: Team 166 Grabber Prototype

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
I like it a lot. This is a strong year for pinch claws... not quite as wide of a grip as I'd like but it looks like you guys are constantly iterating.
Were planning on having the whole surface on the final gripper covered with plaction material. Today we cut off the plaction that was protruding from the end of the gripper, but that caused us to pop another tube so we'll probably have 1/2 inch to an inch of material coming out the end to prevent this and to assist us in picking up deflated tubes.
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