Thread: Scissort Lift vs. Crane vs. 4-Bar Lift vs. Gas Springs
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Re: Scissort Lift vs. Crane vs. 4-Bar Lift vs. Gas Springs
Thank you all. We've become very interested in a gripper that pinches the ball from the sides, and retracts into the body of the robot to secure it. It's a real debate as to whether or not we should hurdle the balls, or if just having a powerful robot that can push impeding robots out of the way and run lots of laps. I have a personal want to hurdle, because with 6 robots on the track, running a lot of laps is highly unlikely.
If we do go for hurdling, it will probably be an articulating arm, somewhat along the lines of (I believe it was Swampthing's) robot in '04 (or was it '01? I'll check on that).
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