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Re: How heavy are you?

We were well under 80# at our last build session, excluding battery and bumpers. This did not include our top shielding, including the portcullis/low bar deflectors which should be about 5#. Several of the parts were not attached, just placed on top, so a few more fasteners and some wire will be added. We did include a solid aluminum belly pan. I marked under 90#. We'll see how we drive over the defenses with all the manipulators and bumpers in place before we decide if we'll run light or add weight down low, and possibly change our gearing to be faster. (We're currently at 5.6 fps adjusted, with easy options to go to 8.4, 8.5, or 12.7).

Edit: Looking at the poll results, this does line up with what you'd expect from limbo capable, high ground clearance robots, especially if they're going to be narrow enough to challenge or scale the tower. Many teams can only pack so much gear into that window.
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