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Unread 09-09-2012, 16:14
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Re: [FTC]: Opinion on lifting robots

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Originally Posted by Joyride_67_1902 View Post
I think lifting will be a fun part of the game, but I don't think minimizing movement from a mechanism is the way to go about it to get to 2 feet from 18 inches.

I am having a smaller more manageable ramp, and it will lead up to a platform that is at about 8 inches tall this will create a very nice angle to drive up, something most drive trains should be able to handle without much problem. From there it will lift up with a scissor lift powered by a lead screw. That oh did I mention 6 motors will be powering this?

- Andrew
Wow that sounds really cool! Can't wait to see something like that in action. Though I'm having trouble imagining how you'd have room for anything else on your robot.
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