Hello! My team has hit a road block and it would be amazing if we could have some online help. In last year's game our team had very poor organization and planning, which lead to a robot that barely functioned and practically broke itself to do so. This year I'm trying to make the change of delicately planning our designs so that we don't waste our small funds on components that will break or not work due to our designs.
As practically a rookie team, we wanted to stay simple so that we can do one job and do it well. We're using the Rhino Treads from AndyMark and our main goal is to have this arm on the front so that we can open the portcullis and push down the cheval de frise so that we can handle all defenses except for type category C.
Our main problem is lack of understanding when it comes to choosing which gearboxes should be used. Using the JVN calculator has lead us far, but we've hit another road block.
Why are there 8 red boxes under Driving Gear and Driven Gear? Shouldn't there only be 1 driving gear and then a continuation of how those gears connect?
Thanks for taking the time to read this post and possibly give your input!
Also, please comment if our design seems wonky. It was the first thing we imagined the arm and are completely open to suggestions.
An amazing manipulator system is worthless without being able to drive reliably. - RoboChair [more] 
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