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Unread 04-01-2014, 21:09
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2008 actuated forklifts

So, back in 2008 I recall seeing some very clever forklift-type mechanisms involving two actuations - a rotation to lift the ball, and an open-close actuation between the two "arms" to allow picking up balls from a wider range and to make it easier to move them out of the way for a shooter.

Unfortunately, I can't recall precisely which teams had these. I was hoping someone here would possibly be able to link to relevant videos/pictures/design documentation for these things to facilitate shameless copyin-erm, I mean, inspiration.

Thanks!
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