My initial explorations were inspired by the concept of twisted string actuators. I attempted to implement a similar concept although I focused more on the twisting than the linear actuation with the string separators.
Here are some initial sketches:
Videos:
For now, I’ve been just testing coiling a string, which has not been working as well as I anticipated. However, I discovered that moving the string can orient the gears in an interesting way.
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