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Re: Release Mechanism

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post

I really like the over-center linkage that Team JVN used,...
The Team JVN "choo-choo" mechanism is essentially the same as the catapult wind-and-release used by the TechnoKats in 2006. It's very repeatable and reliable. (It's just a whole lot slower than we needed for a dominant robot that year.)