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Re: Weight

Two points:

1.) We used every motor except for a seat motor at the UTC Regional and still made weight with a 59 inch tall robot. This said the weight goal is not out reach. With a tighter electronics package to reduce wire we could have been under weight, but then we would have added more functions because we could. Most teams seem to feel if the goal is 130 you want to be no less that 129.

2.) I feel the weight is already too high to be safely handled by two people. I belive the OSHA policy is a 35 lb max without lift assist devices. As a guideline the company I work for likes to keep lifts even lower. I would actually like to see a weight reduction to challenge the veteran/powerhouse teams. Having to trade off weight durabillity and functionallity more in a game like last years would make an even better contest.

My $0.02
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