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Originally Posted by ThirteenOfTwo
We learned passive assistance in VEX, specifically last year when we wanted to design a 254-esque arm to fling the game objects without any pneumatics. We actually gave our basket "negative weight". Footballs flew. Since then, passive assistance on every arm we've done, including on the VEX robot that made it onto JVN's blog.  It's that useful. |
Most of our VEX robots this year have passive assistance on their arms. The rack/pinion on a slider is great, the ability to "up gear" to move the arms faster is a must. The latex tubing makes this possible since there is less weight for the motor to move.
Nice post John, is this the famous "Subsystem 0" we keep hearing about on your blog?