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Originally Posted by WileyB-J View Post
interesting clasp method for the mini bot! if theres any way to add gearing to your design I found the best ratio is 2:1
There is something inappropriately pleasurable about the snap of a mousetrap.

Thanks for the suggestion. We guesstimated about a 3-3.5 second run if we added the 2:1 gearing.

Watch the very last part of the minibot video again... and watch the wheel speed
You can catch a glimpse of our minibot 2.0 prototyping.