Rise Above Robot Ideas

That is the point of rubber banding a lift in general. The point of using a triangle instead of straight banding it is so the rubber bands provide constant torque on the lift. With straight banding, as the lift goes up, the rubber bands get closer to one another at the top and have less torque on the lift. Though the bands do get closer to one another with triangle banding, the change in angle will keep the torque on the lift more consistent if done right. See the original UTRB post for a more in-depth explanation of why this works.