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Re: Minibot climb rate

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
Could you tell us more about it?

- weight?

- wheel (shaft) diameter?

- wheel (shaft) tread material?

- magnets or something else?

- have you measured the friction?

I can probably answer for this person, by inserting 931's minibot, instead of theirs.

931 has a minibot that climbs justbelow the 1 second mark.

Weight : 2.2 lbs

Wheel shaft diameter : .45 inches

Wheel shaft material : Electrical tape(standard)

27 lb pull magnet

No. =)

We'll have 6 of these at worlds and are willing to let other teams borrow (teams in Archimedes get priority)

Here's a video with a 7 foot pole. We got .7 seconds for total climb time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUSCBbhu4JM
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