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Re: VersaRunner

This is really cool!

You posted a teaser photo earlier this summer, and it inspired our team to design something similar. We set the students off this month building 4wd "dragsters", and they're about half way done. Like your versarunners, the dragsters give students experience with measuring, cutting and riveting versaframe, grinding/milling shafts, drilling accurate holes, using the jig saw and drill, assembling, soldering, crimping, and programming. Our design is a bit unique, in that we tried to keep the unit cost under $20 so that we could build 8-10 at once, so that most students would have hands-on experience. As a result much of the mechanical and electronical parts are sourced from AliExpress, which makes programming a slightly bigger challenge.

We're aiming to race them in two weeks - I hope to post completed photos and design documents afterwards. Thanks again for the inspiration!
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