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Originally Posted by Squillo
OK, now I *have* read all the posts (in this thread, anyway). So here's my two cents.
A fellow team member pointed out that there are some interesting new items being sold by AndyMark this year, including a plethora of smaller-sized wheels and some kind of lazy-susan turntable thing that can support up to 300 lbs. That got us thinking that maybe there will be a reason for robots to be smaller or lower (the wheels) and maybe one of those reasons would be that it could be more easily lifted/supported by another robot (hence the need to bear >100 lbs.).
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The smaller wheels are mainly Andymark expanding/adding FTC products. And the turntables are just leftover from FIRST Choice and/or them expanding into a larger variety of products.
FWIW, the odds that the folks at Andymark have significant knowledge of the game are incredibly slim*
*If something is required of the kitbot, I'm sure they know it, ie. 2013 having a smaller frame, 2010 having that lift kit add-on