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Unread 08-01-2013, 09:10
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Re: Climbing Mechanism Ideas

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Originally Posted by pmangels17 View Post
It seems that many people want to climb the corner. However, it is going to be near impossible to keep from spinning. There would need to be an incredibly complex system to prevent spinning without breaking the device
A robot climbing the corner, particularly from the outside, could use the floor and/or rungs to avoid spinning. It's not easy, but I wouldn't characterize it as "near impossible" or "incredibly complex". Our team is working on a few concepts along these lines, but nothing solid yet.
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