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Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday
Thanks a ton artdutra!
Can you explain how the "cart" rises up the "ladder"?
Is it pulleyed? Or is it propelled by that huge gear?
I also don't really get how the second stage of the arm rises (or is it technically the first stage?)
EDIT: With no height limit this year, what is the advantage of a dual stage arm over just one really tall but well supported single stage one.
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Check out this white paper from Andy Baker (of AndyMark):
http://d1pytrrjwm20z9.cloudfront.net...atorDesign.pdf
It explains more about various mechanism types (including elevator) and shows the two styles of elevator (continuous versus cascade). Our 2007 robot used the cascade approach.