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Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII
I'm a little confused why you all think this is so heavy. That weight includes our entire electronics board; drive motors, air-tank, and compressor. There is a full 65 lbs. available for a scoring device. Last year's drive train weighed 50 lbs. without electronics, pneumatics and the upper frame! And we never had any weight issues!
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Our previous drive base(07 season), with electronics, pneumatics, and motors was 45 pounds, and it was too heavy for me. My current drive designs, with all materials set correctly, weigh in around 38-40. The heavy end is the Crab, which is 50. Just because the drive base is light, doesn't mean the weight of the bot will be high. You can always design low, with very light upper members.