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Re: What is your teams (general) robot design? (2015)

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Originally Posted by philso View Post
Will there be some way to take the vertical loads and twisting forces on the grippers other than the two scissor jacks on each side? Scissor jacks are not very good at taking side loads and probably wont work well when twisted.
Yep that video was really just to illustrate the concept. If we went further with it we'd probably flip those 90 degrees, change the carriage geometry so that the load would be better handled. Plus that would let you nest a pneumatic cylinder vertically which would work out well with an elevator lift. Odds are we may not go down this path but maybe someone else will now.
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