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Posted by Joe Johnson.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.

Posted on 10/21/99 8:13 PM MST


In Reply to: Help on crate/cart building posted by Ms. Chalsma on 10/21/99 4:44 PM MST:



Some things to think about:

Nests for your robot wheels -- a robot that falls off the cart is often a broken robot.

A method to get your wheels off the ground so you can work on it.

A tool bin location for tools

A place for an extra battery

Big wheels go over bumps better

Locking wheels are sometimes nice.

A removeable handle lets you ship it easier

Think about shipping

30 inch wide robots are probably here to stay.

Put some character into your cart (sound systems, logos, etc.)

Easy of steering is something to think about.

McMaster -Carr (McMaster.com) sells a great plastic base cart with a removeable handle 30' wide that if I were a new team I would seriously think about using as my base cart.

A drink tray to hold water can mean the difference between a drive team that is ready to go and one that is on its way to the hospital for heat exhaustion. Think about refreshments (especially at EPCOT).

This is a start.

Joe J.


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