Thread: Team 1114 - Simbot SideSwipe
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Re: Team 1114 - Simbot SideSwipe
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Originally Posted by NWChen View Post
Very cool. Were there other approaches to intaking before this prototype? Any chance of more videos being uploaded?
No, this was the first approach that any real effort was put into. There were many subsequent prototypes with different wheel spacing, wheel sizes, wheel types, tension in the surgical tubing, etc.
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