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Re: 1726 arm prototype video

Nice video

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Originally Posted by KrazyCarl92 View Post
Of course you can also lower it into the center of the tube and then start driving away as you expand it and then its down to about a second.
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Originally Posted by KrazyCarl92 View Post
This is exactly how I was imagining the pick up going. If it works right, all you need to do is drop the arm down, then you can open the claw and raise the arm on the way to the goal, drastically lowering the amount of work required to take control of the tube. In fact, that just makes one motion necessary, which puts the inside grab on par with a normal pinch type claw.
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