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Re: 179's 2004 Robot Unveiled!

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Originally Posted by Ryan Foley
very nice robot.

2 questions
whats the gear ratio you are using on those window motors

what powers the arm's rotation at it's base/ shoulder (and whats the gear ratio there)

we had done calculations and scrapped the 2X ball design because we thought it needed way to much torque. I guess we were wrong.

great robot.
We're using globes at the base @ 6:1
and the window motors are also 6:1