Gearboxes
The RAW Box is a strong, compact gearbox utilizing CIM Motors. Steel and brass worm gears are used in order to provide a setup where the CIM Motors are located at a right angle from the output shaft. Since one or two motors can be used as input for this gearbox, and the gears are made of strong materials, this gearbox can provide a high level of torque.
The Rocketbox PTO is a shifting transmission designed to send power out to either of two output shafts, independently. PTO stands for "Power Take Off" and is a term commonly used for mechanisms which can switch supplied power from one shaft over to another. On our Rocketbox, one shaft is intended to provide power to a robot drivetrain (aka: Drive Output Shaft) while the second shaft may power separate appendage, arm, winch, or any other mechanism (aka: Mechanism Shaft). Both output shafts cannot be powered at the same time.