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Re: Interesting off the shelf transmission

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Originally Posted by Madison View Post
We worked with Shimano a bit on trying to adapt similar gearboxes for robotics use. One of the first problems that you'll need to overcome is the transmission's one-way operation. It's possible to use two transmissions in tandem to eliminate the problem, but such complexity starts to diminish the benefits these transmissions might provide.
I'd be interested if it could be modified to be a brake by locking one stage and removing another. So, just works as a one way bearing with a brake, one that would have to switch under load.

Other than that, I really can't see a use in FIRST worth the effort (and even at that, I'm thinking there are easier options).
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