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Re: pic: Team 968 - RAWC - 2005 Robot
This is by far the prettiest looking robot I've seen this year. (The Technokats and Kingman are dueling for second) A sweet four speed tranny that I've already gushed about in another thread, a ridiculously compact arm gearbox, and neat pneumatically activated tetra manipulator. When I look at this robot, it screams out "GM Industrial Design" to me. Fantastic work.
As for the similarities to 60 & 254, well it just makes sense. If a design calls for a two jointed arm with an agile drive system, why wouldn't you want to emulate 60/254 from last year? Now, not only has 968 emulated them, but they've made a lot of changes which should improve on that original design. Building upon the foundation laid by others is a huge part of innovation.
I hope you find a way to get this beauty out to Atlanta, I want to see it with my own eyes.
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01-03-2005, 07:31
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