[Herodotus]

Here is something I just typed up today, as I wanted to have all the ideas and requirements for the cart our team wants to build written out before I started making some sketches and designs. Some ideas I took from reading this thread, while others are ideas we had already been talking about for awhile on our team.

Requirements

Must be able to fit through the average doorway.
Must be able to get over electrical conduits and other bumps in the floor.
Must be sturdy enough to hold at least 180 pounds in weight, for safety.
Must be able to either hold any size robot (platform) or be able to easily convert to hold different sized robots (modular design)
Must be easy to steer, such as using casters.
Has to be transportable in small vehicles. So as many quick releases and modular pieces as possible.

Ideas

Some sort of lift to get the robot up to our height. Possible designs include a scissor lift or straightforward pneumatic/hydraulic lift.
Tool space. At least enough for one of our small toolboxes. Even better would be a design where we can put the top half of our red tool box onto the cart.
Modularity. The ability to alter the cart easily to suit our needs as time goes by.
Diffused under-light for lighting up the interior of the robot without being blindingly bright.
Built in power strip with extendable extension cable.
Sound system for awesomeness, though we couldn’t use it at the competitions.
A place purpose designed to hold the control board.
Drink holders. Mountain Dew, nuff said.
Wicked awesome paint job and sleek design, only if it doesn’t compromise other design features.
Powered cart, or even remote drive. Though this should be last in our considerations as it makes almost everything else harder.