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- Design software
- Components
- A lifting mechanism
- Hydraulics
- Syringe
- LIFTING JACK - ENGLISH - Hydraulic Jack! from Ice Cream Sticks
- This is a very simple build and could be useful to try.
- Make A Hydraulic Arm!
- Syringe
- Scissor lift
- General Info
- Examples
- https://rebrickable.com/mocs/pld/scissor-lift-truck
- The page also has pdf building instructions.
- Piratech's Guide to building a scissor lift
- Automatic Height Adjusting PIV Laser Scissor Lift Staging System!
- Student Robotics - ThunderBots - Scissor Lift prototype with pulley system V01
- Making a scissor lift with popsicle sticks and 1/8" dowels
- This looks like the kind of system I would want to make.
- Lego technic scissor lifts
- https://rebrickable.com/mocs/pld/scissor-lift-truck
- Hydraulics
- A mechanism for moving side-to-side.
- This shouldn't really be necessary. The person using the device should be able to move it side-to-side as necessary.
- Wheels
- Slider
- A gripping mechanism
- A lifting mechanism
- Existing solutions
- OWI Robotic Arm Edge
- This looks like the one to buy because:
- It has really good reviews.
- It's cheap (~$50).
- It looks small enough to fit in the candy area.
- The arm looks long enough to reach candy.
- uArm - Desktop Robotic Arm
- This doesn't look like one to get.
- It's expensive ($300+).
- It looks too big to fit in the candy area.
- OWI Robotic Arm Edge
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