Thread: pic: WPILib Gearsbot 2.0 Side View
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Re: pic: WPILib Gearsbot 2.0 Side View
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Originally Posted by cbale2000 View Post
That's one compact robot! Though I'm not sure how easily it would make it through a security checkpoint if you ever took it with you to an airport.

Is the frame made out of polycarbonate or some kind of acrylic or something?
Yup, its acrylic!

The robot was actually taken from WPI to St. Louis as a carry on with no issues! Part of the design challenge was to make every component air-line safe (battery, pneumatics, *clean wiring*, etc.)
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