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Originally Posted by gracie.
i know you guys are still working on it, but how much does it weigh?
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Actually, we have it finished and will upload the final pictures this week. With all of the electronics and pneumatics it weighs just under 70 lbs (not including bumpers or battery). There are a few places where we can very easily save weight, but it would be hard to get it much below 65 lbs.
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Originally Posted by Gray Adams
Very cool. Why not 3 traction wheels per side though, and the omnis at the other end from the drop down wheel?
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You are correct - that would make the most sense. The omni wheels on the front can't be raised much from the middle traction wheels, because otherwise you have to jack the back end up a lot more to clear all of the traction wheels in 3 wheel mode. With that in mind, we just went with all of the axles at the same height. It didn't occur to any of us to raise only the back wheels as traction wheels until we were putting this robot together.