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Re: Realistically facing the challanges of elevating your robot

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Originally Posted by squirrel View Post
If you're thinking of a pneumatic piston, you might want to do some calculations regarding how much force you can get from one, and how much air it takes to get that much force over the distance you need to lift the robot.
We have done the calculations and will be verifying our findings with a prototype ASAP but you can likely get the force you need over the the full distance you need with pneumatics.
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