iRobot sought a compact, lightweight, robot arm transmission that would allow on-the-fly shifting between “strong” and “fast” ratios. Dave Brancazio proposed a design, generated CAD models, ordered, assembled, tested, and delivered a functional prototype in a short time period. iRobot was awarded a patent for the invention.
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