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Re: What NEW Vex Accessories Would You Like TO See?
Where do I begin?....
- Small Right Angle brackets (not those goofy easily-bent gussets)
- Small 3-sided Corner Brackets
- A way to lock a clutch, motor and axle together so that the clutch/axle won't fall out
- A rack gear for creating Rack and Pinion mechanisms
- A Crown gear for transfering rotation around corners
- Cams for using servos and motors to move lever arms and pistons
- A reel and cable/chain that can be a Winch (for torque or for speed)
- A Shaft Encoder that understands direction and counts up/down accordingly
- A Ratchet that can be used to apply torque in one direction, but slips almost without friction in the other
- A high bandwith hard-wired connection between Vextrollers or one controller and another computer/coprocessor
- An IR communication transceiver for high bandwidth comms with other Vextrollers or other computers/coprocessors
- An RF communication transceiver for high bandwidth comms woth other Vextrollers or other computers/coprocessors
- Individual and grouped LEDs of multiple colors that can be set on/off by using serial I/O to send command "bits"/"words"
- A turntable that can support substantial weight
- A tailgate that can be attached at the end of a chute and raised/lowered by a servo
- A swivel joint made from a captive ball pierced by a rod/axle
I'm sure more ideas will come to me shortly....
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After all of this is said and done, think about how much more you all will know about the lovely state of Montana and other things not related to robotics. :) - Madison [more] 
28-05-2006, 01:52
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