Climber in a Box Brace Upgrade Kits - 2 in. Extrusion (2 Stage)

This collar clamp is a one-piece shaft collar with a 1/2 in. bore, 0.984 in. OD, and 0.236 in. width. The thin line design reduces weight and allows for use in confined spaces. It has the clamp style benefits of not marring the shaft, easy removability, and indefinite adjustability while commonly being used for guiding, spacing, stopping, mounting, and component alignment.

Specifications:

• Material: 2024 Aluminum
• Bore: 0.500 in.
• Outside Diameter: 0.984 in.
• Thickness: 0.236 in.
• Weight: 0.017 Pounds
• Clamping Screws: M2 5x8 SHCS

Compliant wheels are not intended for moving robots, but moving objects. Compliant wheels give way to allow rigid objects to be manipulated easily. A line of multiple wheels on a driven hex axle creates a very effective roller that ignores variations in the objects being driven. This makes for high-performance intakes and internal conveyors.

Different durometer ratings give each wheel unique characteristics. Green wheels (35A durometer) are the softest and most compliant around objects, while orange (40A), maroon (45A), blue (50A), and black (60A) wheels are increasingly firm. The increased firmness also allows the latter wheels to carry a higher RPM rating. Check out the downloads tab for a chart showing wheels and their maximum RPM. 

Please note maroon wheels are only intended for use in FTC. If more powerful motors are used to drive it the spokes may fail.

Specifications

• Bore: 1/2 in. Hex, 3/8 in. Hex, Nub Bore, 5 mm Hex
• Diameter: 4 in.
• Durometer: 35A (Green), ⠀40A (Orange), ⠀45A (Maroon), ⠀50A (Blue), ⠀60A (Black), ⠀80A (Gray)
• Hole Pattern: Qty 4 3.5 mm Holes on a 16 mm Circle for 8 mm bore wheels
• Material: TPU, ⠀Polycarbonate
• Maximum RPM: 3000-9000
• Weight: 0.228 - 0.269 Lbs
• Width: 1 in.

Documents

Layout Print(s)

am-3562 4IN 375Hex Compliant Wheel REV3.PDF

am-3563 4IN 8mm Compliant Wheel REV4.PDF

am-3480 4IN 500Hex Compliant Wheel REV3.PDF

am-4538 4IN 5mm Hex Compliant Wheel.PDF

CAD File(s)

am-3562 4IN 375Hex Bore Compliant Wheel REV2.STEP

am-3563 4IN 8mm Round Compliant Wheel REV2.STEP

am-3480 4IN 500Hex Bore Compliant Wheel REV2.STEP

am-4538 4IN 5mm Hex Compliant Wheel.STEP

Guide(s)

4 inch Compliant Wheel Expansion.pdf

These adapters are intended to be a high strength solution to adapt the Falcon Spline to any product that has a 1/2 in hex bore. This product includes the correct size washers to retain items along the hex shaft, as well as a thread-patch 8-32 screw to be used in conjunction with spacers included with the Falcon 500 motor to retain motion hardware.

The AndyMark Climber in a Box is a robust, lightweight, configurable and affordable solution for climbing challenges historically present in FRC end game periods. The design of Climber in a Box has been inspired by many team designs along the way including 254 and 2056. The final prototype for this climber was developed in partnership with FRC Team 3940 CyberTooth for the 2020/2021 Infinite Recharge season. This mechanism has been battle tested with hundreds of climbs on a full weight FRC Robot without failures, both in development and real match play. Available in single and two stage configurations, this product should help teams of all levels elevate their team's performance at competitions.

This product uses a "spring out, winch back" powertrain strategy, using off-the-shelf 3.5lb constant force springs to raise the included Hook Kit, and 3mm Dyneema Rope to retract it with the included Winch Kit. Simply unspool the included rope using a planetary gearbox to raise the hook(s), drive the robot up to the bar, and winch it back to elevate your robot. The AndyMark Climber in a Box does not include a motor or gearbox, but is compatible with many off-the-shelf planetary gearboxes on the market that have a 2" bolt circle mounting pattern and support a 2" long 1/2" hex output shaft, including the highly durable blue Sport Gearboxes.

The bearing kits within this product are designed to go from 2" square 1/16" wall aluminum tubing, down to a 1" square 1/16" wall tube, with a 1.5" square 1/16" wall tube in between for the 2 stage flavor of this product. A combination of durable 608 bearings and custom molded plastic components provide the bearing surfaces for a free-flowing telescoping tube mechanism with no 3D printed parts. Each stage has a maximum travel of 24.5."

The AndyMark Climber in a Box is an unassembled kit of everything you need (besides a gearmotor) that is designed to not require any precision machining in order to make your FRC robot climb. The plates included within the Hook Kit, Bearing Kits and Winch Kit are all designed to be assembled and used as drill guides for match drilling their mounting locations onto the aluminum tubes. Each tube is pre-cut to a 30" length so no cutting of the tubes is required to achieve maximum travel.

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OUT OF STOCK UNTIL END OF MAY 2024

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The NI roboRIO 2.0 is new for the 2022 FIRST Robotics Competition. The most up to date information, and technical specifics, will be published by NI when they become available. For more roboRIO support for FIRST Robotics Competition teams, visit ni.com/frc

This device is designed specifically with FIRST in mind. The announcement of the roboRIO 2.0 on the FIRST Robotics Competition Blog, discusses all the new features to expect.