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Re: Storage Hunter Finds a FRC Robot
I have recently priced out these parts because I am building a robot on my own time and THEY ARE NOT CHEAP. I got a price of at least $500, (two motors, simple drive train, victor speed controllers, etc) and this was to be controlled using an arduino.
Now lets consider an FRC robot. Lets factor in the cRIO modules instead of an arduino. Correct me if i'm wrong, but a new cRIO module goes for around $649, and there are three. So we are talking AT LEAST $2447 (drive train plus cRIO). Two IFI radios (Probably $150 a pop new), bringing the total to $2,747.
If he knows what he is doing, he'll turn a profit easy.
On the flip side, if he doesn't know what he is dealing with, some team will get a real bargain.
**Please keep into consideration that this is a rough estimate that is probably high, as the price of the modules varies considerably.
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