Alternatives to Pinion and Spur Gears

[Spirator]

We have a slight weight issue too because our elbow is being run off a CIM and 27:1 Banebots P80 so we can't output as much torque as we'd like.

We have surgical tubing to counter-act the torque, but we're not sure how well it would work for heavier loads.

Peter, how much does the Bobcat gripper weigh? I'm trying to minimise weight in the design.

[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by Spirator

Peter, how much does the Bobcat gripper weigh? I'm trying to minimise weight in the design.

It weighs about 10 lbs including motors and transmissions. We planned for the weight from the begining because we knew the claw needed to berobust enough to take direct hits fromother robots. We could have shaved weight out by making it from 1/8" instead of 3/16 but we had prior experience saying that you can never have enough robustness for a claw.