Improving FLL Robot Game. Extend axles to reach from the motor to the wheels Pro Preview

In the Box Robot we have the motor at the front of the robot and the axle right here, we have two of the legs that are on each side of the robot that will lift the robot, we know how to change the direction and the next task is to discuss some of the rules for extending the axle. So, if you change the direction right here at the front of the robot then you must extend the axles so that you can reach actually the scissor mechanism. Two things you should know about the axles. We have the Lego axles, we have a black one and a gray one and I'll add these two beams right here. When we apply some force on the axle and try to rotate the axle what can actually occur is torsion. Where one side of the axle is actually not rotating while there is force on the other side of the axle that tries to make the axle rotate. And this is the result. It happens mostly because the parts are from the parts are from plastic material but even if you have them from steel depending on the forces on the two sides of the axle, it can again happen. And this is the first problem that we should address. To prevent the axles from torsion. The next problem with the axles is sagging or sometimes referred to as bending. So, you remember torsion, like this. And we have the axle and we apply some force on this side of the axle and it can do this, it can bend. That's called sagging. And this could break the axle or it could permanently deform the axle. And these are two of the problems that we face when we move when we transfer power from the motor that's at the front of the robot to the side of the robot. So, we must use axles and probably there will be some torsion and some sagging of these axles that would make the whole mechanism work incorrectly or probably not work at all.