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Re: 1885's prototype...first version

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Originally Posted by asid61 View Post
Use at least 4 cims for drive IMO. Very few manpulators on a bot will need more than 2 cims for power.

Shifting is a great thing for 6 cims, as you can use the low gear for positioning the robot for accuray, and the high gear for moving at 18fps+.
for such a light test bot we don't really need to much power. Its only about 25lbs. So we'd be wasting a good cim if we had 4.
The only purpose of this bot is to get drivers practice and prove a theory that one of our mentors had.