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Originally Posted by Garrett.d.w
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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Whoever bought this stuff isn't going to make MSRP off of it. I would never buy components off some random robot that have probably been abused and have no guarantee of working properly.
The guy would be lucky to make half of MSRP and it's going to take quite a bit of work. There isn't a big market on Craigslist or Ebay for FRC robot parts. I certainly would not want to hang my hat on making money via selling used robot components.