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Originally Posted by dlavery
Have we considered the possibility that the teams that run up against weight problems each year just aren't taking 130 as a serious limitation until much too late in the process.
-dave
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I think Dave hit it on the head (as usual). Even after 8 seasons in FIRST our team still doesn't place enough emphasis on the weight limitation. We discuss it. We think about it in the backs of our minds. But in the end we haul out the Rotozip and go to town. While it's only a few pounds it's still a glitch in the process.
I agree with everyone else in that 130 pounds is a part of the challenge. It is just one of the many design constraints that needs to be considered when developing a solution. Adding more weight doesn't make the challenge any easier, it just makes the robots heavier.
Thanks to ChrisH for the weight management tips. You can be sure we'll put those to work for us this coming season!
Seah