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Re: pic: FRC48 and Others at NASA Glenn Open House

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Originally Posted by kramarczyk View Post
Hey, looks like somebody stopped in to manipulators'R'us and got themselves a new hurdling device. The lower jaw is quite intriguing; got a pic of it in an inspection compliant position?

Looks like a great event to spread FIRST; great job!
Amazingly enough, said manipulator was attached in Atlanta, although its functionality was pretty much a rumor until now.

These might help you visualize the new gripper's functionality:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNEtc70EsH4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzenuGkNSg0 <-- Rube Goldberg funtime at the demo - please excuse the squeaky lift - needs some adjustment following so much use over the weekend.

I liken this mechanism to a not-anywhere-near-as-polished-but-at-least-some-greater-than-zero-percentage-as-functional homage to Pink/Poofs' creations.
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