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Originally Posted by Scott England
a literal lead brick from the small parts catalog, 1997, roughly hewn with a hack saw to get the total robot weight to the exact maximum. You can still find the basic item at small parts (since they were purchased by amazon)
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That's more high tech than a masonry brick, at least!
I tried really hard to have our defense manipulator be made out of 2x4s this year, but we opted for fancier material in the end. Mechanisms that use cheap materials and ultra-low precision machining are my favorite part of any robot.
