Rack and Pinion System for Gripper

[Cattmy]

My team is between a few gripper designs, but we found this system (Lean SL double) from German manufacturer LeanTechnik. In essence its a self-contained two rack and pinion system driven by a motor. Does anyone know of am easier to source option or a way to build something similar?

Thanks!

[asid61]

Pneumatics or leadscrews would be my suggestion.
Can you get those quickly? If you can, then I can't see a reason not to go for it.

[Chinmay]

This type of rack and pinion might be a big excessive for FRC, and would likely have a pretty long lead time

I've used a very similar setup for a steering rack in a formula race car, and we had to wait about a month for it to arrive. It was also several hundred dollars. May not be the easiest thing to interface with a FRC motor

[Cattmy]

Originally Posted by asid61

Pneumatics or leadscrews would be my suggestion.
Can you get those quickly? If you can, then I can't see a reason not to go for it.

Pneumatic cylinders are the non-exotic solution at the moment.

Originally Posted by Chinmay

This type of rack and pinion might be a big excessive for FRC, and would likely have a pretty long lead time

I've used a very similar setup for a steering rack in a formula race car, and we had to wait about a month for it to arrive. It was also several hundred dollars. May not be the easiest thing to interface with a FRC motor

Lead time and price seem like some major issues. I've gotten in touch with the manufacturer and their American distributor out of curiosity.

Has anyone looked at a system like this?