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Originally Posted by asid61
I noticed that it tilts forward a little. might make it hard to stop when holding cans without toppling.
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Yep. Our prototypes are fast and dirty, with parts made with hand measurements and holes drilled by center punching then drilling by hand drill or drill press. We are just precise enough to prove a concept will work. Then we go back and refine and redesign. Final parts are made on the milling machine or other more precise methods. To take out the play in the elevator, we'll either make it more precisely, or redesign it so it can be adjusted level. (or both) If you take a look at our prototype videos from last year, and compare to the competition bot, you'll notice that weeks of refining may leave the final mechanisms quite different than initial prototypes.