In the knees, elbows etc of your robots, do you put ball races for the bearings?
Joints in legs?
Aug 24, 2007
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My robot has wheels, so it has no knees. But it does have a shoulder, elbow and wrist. For each joint, I use a pair of sealed ball bearings pressed onto a section of stainless steel shaft. Cheap, easy and reliable. I wouldn't even think about making my own bearing races. The shaft for the shoulder is 3/8", for the elbow is 1/4", for the wrist is 1/8".
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