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Could it not come crashing down upon you? "I wanted to sit on my couch, but it fell and nearly killed me... damn robot furniture."
by paul7986 8y ago
Could it not come crashing down upon you?
"I wanted to sit on my couch, but it fell and nearly killed me... damn robot furniture."
- adrianmonk 8y agoIt could, but it shouldn't if properly made. For one thing, it's got 4 straps. If any 3 straps or any two opposing corner straps are intact, then it should probably not fall down. So there's some redundancy. Aside from that, use a worm drive[1] between the motor and the pulleys. As long as the gearbox is intact, the weight of the furniture won't be able to turn the output gear. If you want more assurance than that, put some kind of extra brake or lock on the pulleys or drive shaft. Maybe a pawl[2]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm_drive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm_drive [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawl