Banebot Gearbox

[Joe Johnson]

Originally Posted by Ben Piecuch

I haven't pulled apart the gearbox yet, but I was wondering the same thing. Dr Joe, care to give an answer to this?

While picking up the KOP at the Manchester Kickoff, I noticed that FIRST had built a couple practice bots. One robot used the new Banebot Trannies, and left the drive shaft fully cantilevered. Below you can find a picture. I was quite surprised to see if used in this configuration.



I don't think I'll be using it in this configuration, but YMMV.

BEN

Whoa! I don't know how I missed seeing that picture earlier but to me, that is about the scariest picture I have seen in a long time.

Perhaps the bearings inside that gearbox are better than I thought, but I would have never never never hung a sprocket that far out on that shaft.

I am thinking that the only way they got away with it was that they weren't really using it in competition and they must not have had the grippiest of tires.

Looking at that picture sends shivers down my spine! Really -- read this post for more on my views of emotion and engineering.

Joe J.