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Spockie-Tech
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Joined: 31 May 2004
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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It probably uses a return spring of some sort.
Since they can weigh 50 times or more the weight of what they are crushing, they can be designed to apply force over a large area.
When you look at the force vs area that a rubbish or car crusher applies in relation to its weight, you will probably find that your average robot is far more powerful relatively speaking.
It also has to try and crush something that weighs as much as the crusher does and is (hopefully) designed to be non-crushable. which makes life a lot harder for it.
Consequently, Combat Robot crushers are usually not crushers at all, but more "Penetrators". They focus the force into a small point, which hopefully will get through the armour and damage something inside, rather than literally flatten the other bot.
Because of this pointed penetration, the spiky bit of a "crusher" robot also needs a fair amount of force behinds its retraction, or it will quite likely get stuck.
Hence, the need for two-way rams and valves. The rubbish compactor might not need dual-acting rams, but you can bet the bull-dozer has them. _________________ Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people
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