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Re: pic: Average Winch Innards

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Originally Posted by MrBasse View Post
Quite a few low bar bots had weight to spare and had space at a premium. We did something similar with our ball collector for aerial assist, made some good confusion faces happen when people tried to figure out how it worked. Wish I would have taken a closer look at this one this year.
This is extremely true. I know of a number of bots that competed <100 lbs. Heck, Perses (the 'Snow Problem Ri3D) was around 70 without the battery. Probably the last time we'll see a game where space is at more of a premium than weight for a while.
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