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Re: Team 254 Presents: Dropshot Technical Binder 2016

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Originally Posted by Cory View Post
They are sort of expensive individually but if you think about it, you need 1, maybe 2 per robot, they literally do not wear. They will last until well after you stop using the robot, they are very consistent, and it's the most critical system on your robot for scoring points outside of drive.

When you account for all those factors, $80 is downright cheap IMO.
What isn't cheap is buying them before you know they will work for whatever particular game piece or function you're testing them on. If you're confident they are a great fit for the game piece, they're a steal compared to something like a BaneBots wheel which you have to replace every few matches. But prototyping is expensive!

That said, there's another kind of expensive and unique McMaster wheel for this game which I think might be a better fit...
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