[zachmartin1806]

Originally Posted by jgw

Let me add one more con from a Robot Inspector's point of view:

In the pit, with the cart in the pit (where else can you park it?) and the bot on the ground to check bumpers, there is NO space left to do anything.

We found an elegant solution to this potential problem, we use our motorized cart as our work table, the entire platform (which is a flat table top with about 1" tall blocks on the corners to prevent the robot from falling off) that we can raise anywhere from about 1 foot to about 3 feet off of the floor so we can work on every part of the bot without straining our bodies with the constant bending and kneeling that we would otherwise have to do without it. As for the motorized carts on Einstein reasoning, if you utilize even basic engineering principles and develope it during the off season it does nothing but help the students get a better idea of what to expect going into build season. Its like everything else in the world, there is a right and wrong way to approach it.