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By: Alex Golec
New: 19-03-2005 00:33
Updated: 19-03-2005 00:33
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Time to reveal the secret mechanism hidden behind the screening: 469's Gripper. Two servos power it; one to pivot the beam in and out of the shell, and another to raise and lower the fingers. When the shell rests on top of tetras, the beam pivots inward and simultaneously the fingers are lowered. When the arm lifts up the tetras are picked up by their apex, and the moving parts are in a neutral state- gravity keeps the beam and fingers where they need to be. Once lowered onto a goal, our robot or other object, force is removed from the gripper and the parts are free to retract into the shell, leaving a flush surface to slide the gripper off. And yes, it does grab three tetras at a time.
Winner of the:
- 2005 Detroit Xerox Creativity Award
- Oaktown Crewz (1188) Innovative Design Award @ Detroit
- Killer Bees (33) Creative Design Award @ Detroit
(So far...)
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19-03-2005 10:46
Don Wright
Re: pic: 469 Gripper
As usual...I predict 469 to be right there in the end at the championship event. You always have incredible designs. Hope things go well for you guys the rest of the season. Looking forward to the bus ride in April...
I hope we get a bus with a PA system again!!
19-03-2005 11:01
mtaman02
Re: pic: 469 Gripper
I definitely like the way the arm is designed - does grabbing 3 tetras work all the time or it only works part time. Either way that one sweet looking arm. G/L in your regionals and nationals.
19-03-2005 15:49
whakojacko
Re: pic: 469 Gripper
very nice, looks a bit like 188's but it can do 3. gj guys
20-03-2005 21:45
Pin Man
Re: pic: 469 Gripper
thats wicked cool... I love the design... i take it the human player loads them onto the robot?
20-03-2005 22:05
pakrat
Re: pic: 469 Gripper
they use the auto load sometimes, but it seems they dig the HP more, if GLR was any clue...
30-03-2005 20:17
Kelvin Ng
Re: pic: 469 Gripper
yeah it does look alot like woburn's gripper. but of course you have that cool black material on yours and woburns got the neat claws 
and the thing isn't tipsy? wow nice nice
30-03-2005 21:06
KTorak
Re: pic: 469 Gripper
The human player runs out on the robot and sets one on. They back out, pull back in, and get another. Yes, the 3 tetras works consistantly. I think its a very good design in my opinion.
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