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Originally Posted by Timmyd
i was actually designing one that had a scissor lift and you could raise and lower it with ether a drill motor or this old sowing machine motor i have haven't finished the design yet but once i do ill get you the inventor files
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A scissor-lift cart may seem like a good idea but there is always one disadvantage - weight. Even if the lift works fine, a heavy cart is usually a bad idea. Last year, our team tried to make a scissor-lift cart, but it ended up weighing around 80 pounds, so we scrapped it for a simple one. Remember, if your cart weighs 80 pounds + 130 pound robot + extra batteries = Way too heavy!
If your team is going to the Championships, and you have to push a 200+ pound cart back and forth the quarter mile or so from the pits to the Georgia Dome for each match, you will really want a lighter cart after its over. Going with a minimalist approach to cart building is best.