Thread: No Pneumatics?
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Re: No Pneumatics?

1985 has never used pneumatics on a competition bot. I would suppose that our main reason for not using them is the weight; I think this year is the only year we've fielded a robot under 119lbs. The other factor has been the size required for the tanks and actuators and cylinders. We also like the added bonus of being able to skip the pneumatics portion of inspection. And since we have hardly used them at all, we find it easier to have a motor can complete a task rather than having air complete it, but that's just us. We've seen plenty of teams be very successful with pneumatics in their designs, so do whatever your team is good at.
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