Thread: How to wire unrealistically well?
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Re: How to wire unrealistically well?
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Originally Posted by iKiel2012 View Post
One thing that my team, 1073, has had problems with in the past is that the electrical portion of the robot isn't in mind when the mechanical aspects of it are being designed. Make sure both of those groups can figure out a design that works for both...
It happens to us all. This year we had the least space we've ever had. It ended up being one of the neatest jobs ever, out of necessity. It also ended up being one of the least accessible ever, so thankfully nothing went wrong! We also wired it in the shortest time we've ever taken - 9 hours, start to finish.

The key is to get the WHOLE TEAM to understand that you are designing and building a robot, which is a complete system - not just a collection of mechanical assemblies stuck together.
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