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Re: 130lbs to 140lbs.
Posted by Mike Sperber.

Engineer on team #175, Buzz, from Enrico Fermi High School and UTC/Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems.

Posted on 3/1/2000 9:41 AM MST


In Reply to: 130lbs to 140lbs. posted by Anton Abaya on 2/29/2000 10:07 PM MST:



Yup, the weight is sometimes very difficult to work with. It takes some deep thought in trying to determine what systems and features to go with, and which ones to toss out.

In real world engineering, it is not that easy to call up a customer and say 'Hey, we could really use an extra 8% on the weight requirement.'

Nothing in engineering is easy, and part of engineering invloves having to make complicated design decisions based on given specifications.

Although I would love to see the weight requirement pushed above 130lbs, I think the 130lbs really makes you think about what you are designing. And forces you to make those complicated engineering design decisions. (Plus, think of all the fun you had when you put your robot on the scale for the first time!)

But then again, it never hurts to ask!

-mike
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