Mojave Scissor Lift

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Why a scissor lift? Why not! It’s cool and a fun project to build. The real reason for me is for the cameras on my Great Mojave Rover Project. I want the cameras above the rover and capture images of the surroundings. But I needed the cameras to be lowered during driving. First I tried a robotic arm, but that proved too heavy and stripped the servos. Then while out and about one day I saw something I have seen hundreds of times before, a scissor lift. That night I set out to design a lift that would use a screw drive, a 5/16” x 4” bolt, to raise and lower the cameras. I was amazed at how cool it was to see the cameras lift up to a couple feet with just 4” of travel. You can find out how to build your own at https://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-Controlled-Scissor-Lift/