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Re: The afterthought bridge manipulator
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Originally Posted by Sean Raia
This design interests me, I wish I could get a better pic of that manipulator. I'll go hunting...
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Below is a somewhat better photo showing the 1519 bridge manipulator on the robot at the Granite State Regional. One of the keys to the design is that the motor alone does not hold the arm in the lowered position -- in addition to the motor, there is a servo-actuated latch which retains the arm in the lowered position so that the motor housing does not bear the load of the bridge when the robot drives into the bridge to press it down.
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Ken Streeter - Team 1519 - Mechanical Mayhem (Milford Area Youth Homeschoolers Enriching Minds)
2015 NE District Winners with 195 & 2067, 125 & 1786, 230 & 4908, and 95 & 1307
2013 World Finalists & Archimedes Division Winners with 33 & 469
2013 & 2012 North Carolina Regional Winners with teams 435 & 4828 and 1311 & 2642
2011, 2010, 2006 Granite State Regional Winners with teams 175 & 176, 1073 & 1058, and 1276 & 133
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