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Re: crate design and construction

Yeah it's a tough call. I know what you mean, hence why I was hoping to get more people to respond to this post.

We are trying to build our crate BEFORE the kickoff, but without knowing how high the robot will be, it's hard to build a crate before the kickoff. So I was trying to get an idea for the team what other teams have done.

Have you used the same crate over and over years past?

If so, then the height you have must be big enough for all the robots that your team has built in the years past?




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Originally Posted by ShadowKnight
I misunderstood your post, so thanks for correcting me. It all depends on what you're actually putting inside the crate. Since you seem to be intending to store extras like a dolly and tools, you'll probably want to go for the 4 foot wide at least, possibly 4 foot long as well. Height though is completely dependant on the height of your robot and the height of your other things. I realize that doesn't really answer your question but I don't know specifically how much stuff you are actually taking, how big those items are (dolly for example, so I can't give you specific numbers to use. It's gonna have to be a judgement call. Just try to leave some leeway to make it easier to get the robot inside the crate.
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