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Originally Posted by DaveL
Very interesting arm.
What is the purpose of the "flipper doddles"; made up word for the aluminum pieces on top of your arm.
Also, what does the drill-motor/red roller do?
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The flipper doodles (will have to suggest this to the team as the new official name for them) are used to climb. Our arm goes vertical, extends up and the flipper doodles grab the rung to climb. The drill motor is used to power our intake. It is a 1/2in hex shaft with some 2 7/8th bane bot wheels and surgical tubing flaps.
This year we tried to develop as much functionality into one main component as we could. So we ended up developing this arm. It helps us go over the categories A and C defenses, allows us to climb and score in the low bar, all weighing in at less than 25 lbs. So our practice robots arm can be our with oldie allowed e to use as a spare part. The whole arm cam be swapped in about 5 minutes if needed. Perfect for timeouts during elims.