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Re: Powered Robot Carts

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Originally Posted by CraigHickman View Post
But anywhoo, my old team looked at doing that... and decided it's already stressful enough to keep the robot battery live, adding another battery to that would make competitions even more tough.
The key would be to incorporate a charging circuit directly into the cart - plug in the cart when you get to your pit and your done! For a bonus, have the cart charge several robot batteries as well, so you always* have a fresh one handy.

*well, until you forget to plug in the cart, that is...
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