Sworm Drive

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Team 269's 2007 CAD for their gearbox.
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Team 269's 2007 CAD for their gearbox.
Sworm Drive is a drive system developed by team 269 in 2007.

This drive featured a four-wheel worm crab drive with a 15:1 gear ratio. It was powered by four CIM motors and used a window motor to move the cables in order to steer. The wheels on this drive system only turned 180 degrees, making it very difficult to program.

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Here you can see an early prototype of 269's pioneering drive system.

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