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Re: Rack and Pinion System for Gripper

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Originally Posted by asid61 View Post
Pneumatics or leadscrews would be my suggestion.
Can you get those quickly? If you can, then I can't see a reason not to go for it.
Pneumatic cylinders are the non-exotic solution at the moment.

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Originally Posted by Chinmay View Post
This type of rack and pinion might be a big excessive for FRC, and would likely have a pretty long lead time

I've used a very similar setup for a steering rack in a formula race car, and we had to wait about a month for it to arrive. It was also several hundred dollars. May not be the easiest thing to interface with a FRC motor
Lead time and price seem like some major issues. I've gotten in touch with the manufacturer and their American distributor out of curiosity.

Has anyone looked at a system like this?