Are the blocks which are holding the rope swinging free on their axles? (as opposed to the inner blocks which are actuating the arms to the outer ones)
I'm asking because I'm interested in making my own modular bot.
Tiblocs work because you insert a carabiner in the hole and the teeth are pushed into the rope by the pinching action of the carabiner as it's forced to the narrow end of the tibloc. your tiblocs are barely holding by snagging the rope. if you want to be able to ascend without slippage and hold a greater weight put a carabiner on each tibloc.
I'm aware of the pinching action caused by carabiners, but I couldn't use them in this setup because my extension motion is not long enough to make progress. I have to extend greater than 2 lengths of a carabiner to actually make upward progress and I can't even do that with this set up.
Instead, in a later experiment I simulated the carabiner effect by a hollow cylinder that gives the same pinching as the carabiner.
This was the first experiment I did. There is more
Are the blocks which are holding the rope swinging free on their axles? (as opposed to the inner blocks which are actuating the arms to the outer ones)
I'm asking because I'm interested in making my own modular bot.
printz150 4 months ago
@printz150 All axes are actuated. There are 3 axes and 3 motors.
jacobeverist 3 months ago
IT does really looks like my brothers on rock climbing!!! LOL
maxinpains 1 year ago
awesome are these things for sale
boogarts10 3 years ago
Awesome use of the tibloc. This is amazing!
17171717 3 years ago
Tiblocs work because you insert a carabiner in the hole and the teeth are pushed into the rope by the pinching action of the carabiner as it's forced to the narrow end of the tibloc. your tiblocs are barely holding by snagging the rope. if you want to be able to ascend without slippage and hold a greater weight put a carabiner on each tibloc.
coolcat83 3 years ago
Thanks for the feedback.
I'm aware of the pinching action caused by carabiners, but I couldn't use them in this setup because my extension motion is not long enough to make progress. I have to extend greater than 2 lengths of a carabiner to actually make upward progress and I can't even do that with this set up.
Instead, in a later experiment I simulated the carabiner effect by a hollow cylinder that gives the same pinching as the carabiner.
This was the first experiment I did. There is more
wildmage22 3 years ago
this is really good!!!
keep up the good work!!
perilouscommando 3 years ago
this robot can do history if they discover it more
ahped 3 years ago
Are they Petzl ascenders attatched?
SOEdigital 3 years ago
Whoops...just read the "about this video" section. Thought I recongised the Tiblocs ;)
SOEdigital 3 years ago