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Posted by Dodd Stacy.

Engineer on team #95, Lebanon Robotics Team, from Lebanon High School and CRREL/CREARE.

Posted on 11/11/99 1:18 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Imaging a modular tank... posted by Michael Martus on 11/10/99 5:21 PM MST:



Michael,

I'm with you. I'd much rather have a 12 week project. It would seriously upgrade the caliber of the machines and the competition. And it seems most equal.

Dispensing with crating and shipping, at least for the events that teams drive to, could also be a major economy. We didn't figure out the most economical shipping by any means, but our truck freight bill last year was $800 to Hartford and Orlando from New Hampshire!

I'm not totally convinced though that the resource limited teams are all that disadvantaged in repairing breakage. First, I don't think it violates the spirit to strip off a broken part for repair/strengthening between events, even with the new shipping rule. Others may disagree. Second, a broken part is probably under designed for the abuse it had to absorb (probably not envisioned at the design stage) and would likely need redesign and fabrication of a stronger part, rather than just repair of the broken original.

My thoughts, one penny.

Dodd


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