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Re: Weight
Having been envolved the First 1 1/2 times, got a late start the first year,
The weight issue always comes up to bite you. I'm for the reduction of weight with out the battey. As was suggested to 120ibs, or so. The
mass of the batteries varies as was stated buy as much as 1 lb. We had all ours labled with their weights at the last competion. Total differance was .8 lbs. When your parts keep breaking and the replacement ones weigh more this really pushes up the stress level. Too the point of pack it up and go home, because you can't possibly play, much less win any match. All the help in the world won't fix things if your out of time. I know you all say we are all under the same rules, but not all teams have access to the same level of resouces. I am amazed each year by the complex and amazing gearboxes, and custom machined parts that appear on teams robots. It's a game, just like in real life those with the most resources tend to come out on top. My
two cents worth. For me it's not about winning, it's being able to at least compete.
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