IceAxe Posted July 11, 2016 Hi there, I'm fairly new to Mindstorms, and these forums, but I thought you might be interested to see my automated forklift truck (hope you enjoy the humour!): Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M_longer Posted July 11, 2016 That lifting mechanisms looks to be very weak. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mostlytechnic Posted July 11, 2016 Interesting design. I can't say I've ever seen a forklift with that mechanism - it works, but yeah, it's not the most sturdy design. Clever though! And probably easier to automate than a string-based lift system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IceAxe Posted July 11, 2016 Actually, my first attempt making an automated lift truck did indeed use a bit of string: But I wanted to have a multi-stage mast mechanism, and one that didn't use any string. I didn't have enough ratchet pieces so that was why I took the idea of the scissor lift. It went through many stages - starting off extremely complex (and extremely unreliable). In the end, I quite liked this lifting principle, even though it is a bit, er, unconventional... and, it's not actually a multi-stage mast. But I thought it was fun, and my little video was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek. Thanks for the feedback! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M_longer Posted July 11, 2016 8248 had scissor lift mechanism and was much sturdier than yours. Maybe consider some rebuilds? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agrof Posted July 12, 2016 I don't think the main attraction is the lifting capacity here, that sounds like nitpicking - even it is not meant like that. You can improve the V2 later. I really enjoyed the Video, and hat off for the programing, it works! :thumbup: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites