Thursday, January 18, 2018

The H.U.G.

Hey team! The second design being used on our 2018 robot is the H.U.G. system which has been our most modified since Saturday. It began as a simple inner-tube ready to be pumped up by a bike pump to close around the box, but with the ideas and work from a few of our members they have made it into a pneumatic powered clamp that compresses from both sides while only having to use one piston. 
They are currently working on finishing the CAD for this latest version and will be ready to  get a full sized prototype out soon.

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