Thread: FRC488 - team xbot presents X8: The Ocho
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Re: FRC488 - team xbot presents X8: The Ocho
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Originally Posted by flamefixed View Post
first off, i do hope great minds think alike! haha. heres why -

we are sporting a lift, leaning backwards to keep the mass of the ball central over the bot, cascade style belting, driven up AND down with two cims by an entirely fabricated gearbox and a combination of delrin and 8020 rollers and t slots. (though are entire "guillotine" we call it, is made from 8020 stock.

many similarities. puts my teams mind at ease about our design more


looks incredible. best of luck to you!
GIVE IT UP FOR DELRIN!!! Thats the material we used to build our cams that manipulate our fork while being lifted.
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