Thread: Building a Base in less than 4 days?
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Join Date: May 2001
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Here is a link to a picture of the 2001 Bobcat Base. By far the simplest we have made. Wheels are actually bolted into the 80/20 extrusion with shoulder bolts. If F.I.R.S.T. were to include some motor mounts and lengths of Bosch, ITEM, or 80/20 Extrusion, most teams would have no problem assembling a base from kit parts in less than 4 days.

As far as the electronics are concerned. Only a few components are really needed to get things moving with the default program. Maybe the kit will include some sort of bread board for basic components. Even if it doesn't, the necessary stuff can be temporarily mounted to the frame to get started.

P.J.

2001 Bobcat Base
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