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      • The Completed Look of the Build
      • Parts Needed
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      • What are Gears?
      • The M.A.D. Box's Gears
    • Apply
      • Where We've Seen Torque or Speed
      • Designing a Competition Robot for Torque or Speed
    • Rethink
      • Calculating Two Gear Ratios
      • Calculating Three Gear Ratios
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    • Appendix
      • Sliding Small Parts Along Shafts
      • Removing Standoffs from Mini Standoff Connectors
      • Mechanical Advantage
      • Rethink Section Roles
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G
  • Gear Ratio:
    The ratio between the rates at which the last and first gears rotate.
M
  • Mechanical Advantage:
    The ratio of the force produced by a machine to the force applied to it, used in assessing the performance of a machine.
S
  • Speed:
    The rate at which something is able to move or operate.
T
  • Torque :
    A twisting force that causes rotation.
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