Thread: 233 telescoping arms how do they work?
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Re: 233 telescoping arms how do they work?
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Originally Posted by Brandon_L View Post
Am I the only one that likes the lead screw method?

Its beautiful.

If you ask, they're more then happy to share some drawings on that arm. I have them saved somewhere. To me, it seems a little more simple and solid then all these chain runs. Cons being I'm not sure how you'd have multiple stages.
Very cool! I love the robot, I'm really surprised not to have heard of it before.

I suppose another disadvantage of the leadscrew would be it's expense and inefficiency. Of course, it does look like a very elegant solution in that situation.
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