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Originally Posted by Justin Montois
Most of the COTS items available are for drivetrain components.
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I'd call them
powertrain components. Things like planetary gearboxes tend to be useful more for manipulators than for driving, for example.
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Originally Posted by Justin Montois
However, the main reason teams exist for a year or two and then get discouraged and fold, is they simply don't have the experience to tell themselves they need to limit themselves.
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Wasn't there a recent survey/study that suggested the principal reason for new teams folding after a year or two was lack of funding? I don't think discouragement is all that big a factor -- many of the people I talk to say that a "bad" year is more likely to encourage them to try harder the next time.