Ideas on how to do something...

[1908Robotics]

Originally Posted by champ2010

seems how i dont have any idea on what a worm gear is,
what i was thinking was to attach the "fork" to a fixed chain on the robot. so the chain does not move. the chain would go down to the floor and up to the top of the robot. but once it got to the top it would turn backwards toward the center of the robot, and level out at 90 degrees. on the "fork" would be a motor that moves the "fork" up and down.
i dont know its just a thought

... I cant believe I didnt think of just hooking the wheel to the fork and using that! And a worm gear is one of those little spiral things that are really fun to play with if you're easily amused. Like, its got a plastic piece to mount it, and the opposite goes in a motor, and turn and push out and... Come to think of it, I know what it does, but not how it will work to raise out lift...