Code-Design-Build! Challenges for Teens
Mechanical Linkage - Push-Rod
Pushrod linkage
A linkage is a mechanism that lets connected parts move in different directions. It’s made up of two or more parts connected by pivots.
A pushrod linkage keeps the same kind of motion but changes direction. It translates oscillating motion down to oscillating motion up.
We’ll make a pushrod from a paperclip. The servo will swing one end of the rod along a curve. The other end will push the front of the robot out in an opposite curve.
Can you find the pivot points for the pushrod on our robot?
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