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Re: [DFTF] Budgeting for a Competitive Robot...
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Originally Posted by Joe Johnson
How are folks doing full up robots for so little?
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Magic. And donations. But the largest reason is because that's their only option.
I can't give you specific numbers (because I don't remember them) but my team frequently builds a robot well under the perceived "average cost". While we may not have the most competitive robot, that's nothing that a few iterations more wouldn't cure, not more money.
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