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Re: motorized robot carts

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Originally Posted by Koko Ed View Post
unless your team number is 67, 1114 or a 469 wouldn't that brainstorming be better served building a better robot (last I heard a team has never been picked because they had a cool robot cart but I wouldn't be surprise if a team wasn't picked because other teams found their cart annoying and their robot underwhelming)?
I completely agree, that is why this is an OFF SEASON project only. Its a great way to get your brain thinking before kickoff. We built ours in between regionals in 2008 as a present from our mentors for winning our first regional.
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