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The cable is made of something called "Technora" made by Teijin. http://www.teijinaramid.com/aramids/technora/ It is moderately flexible, but also kind of stiff. Now that I think about it, the climber might not be able to climb because the cable itself can't "bend" fast enough to make that...

Thanks for the quick response! This was our original thought, that the rotation was independent of friction as it isn't slipping, but we noticed that when you held the cable loosely, the climber would go up and down easily. But, if you pulled on both ends of the cable with an decent bit of...

I am working on a project at my University. It's extra-curricular and not homework related. At the end we will give a report on what we learned during the development. Our team is working on some ideas for a basic robotic climber, that climbs a cable (similar to a seatbelt). What we decided...