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Re: Worm Gears

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Originally Posted by gizmoman1089
Non-backdriveability is the greatest reason that we wanted to use them in this first place.
Not being backdriveable means that as soon as another robot rams into you (which most assuredly will happen), you're going to shear half the teeth off your gears.

Not to mention the fact that they're horribly inefficient, something that isn't such a large issue in an arm (where no backdrive is also generally helpful), but is definitely an issue in the drivetrain.
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