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Unread 12-04-2011, 13:04
AlDee AlDee is offline
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Re: Minibot climb rate

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Originally Posted by jskene View Post
We were consistently getting ~1.2 seconds. We got our minibot measured by team 1279 at the DC regional and got a higher accuracy measurement:

Our deployment arm, when it was working properly , was taking ~0.2 seconds to get the bot on the pole, so total time was ~1.27 seconds.

Below is a photo of the bot, which uses a cnc machined chassis. Our goal was to use only the minimum of materials necessary to hold the components in place. Weight came in at 2.5 lb.

Very Impressive. What type of switch are you using for the trip down?