Ok, soo... i wanted to build something crazy, something totally different. The ideas in my head wouldnt let me sleep, i finally came up with an idea like no other, a working claw machine...mostly made out of wood, and that wood being a large majority of popsicle sticks. Farfetched? Yes.

When i was little, i was fasinated by claw machines, ive wanted one since then. I wanted to use some cheap RC cars to move the claw left and right, and baack and forth. But, making the claw open and close automatically is where im stuck.

Any tips or ideas? I also have a Youtube video, (warning, its pretty dumb) it shows my claw, i also need tips or ideas on improving it. heres the link :

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xACKZZvJ7aY