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Originally Posted by Justin1636
Team 159 Alpine Robotics made 2 robots that were exactly the same and a mini replica of that same robot minus the arm that was radio controled. It was very impressive that they had enough time to to all that in the six weeks
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Yes, the two robots were made possible by our new CNC mill, which can churn off two identical plates very quickly. The money for the new machinery was from a school district grant of $100,000 which enabled us to retrofit our entire shop and drafting labs.
The mini robot was actually made after the build season, by our main mechanical designer who essentially designed and built our main robot as well. By nationals we had a working arm and tower that was even pneumatically powered (although it had to be recharged from an external compressor).