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Re: 130lbs to 140lbs.
Posted by Michael Betts.

Engineer on team #177, Bobcat Robotics, from South Windsor High School and International Fuel Cells.

Posted on 3/1/2000 10:46 AM MST


In Reply to: Re: 130lbs to 140lbs. posted by Mike Sperber on 3/1/2000 9:41 AM MST:



I agree that there is no way FIRST will (or should) change the weight this year.

I also agree with Mr. Sperber that it's a real life trade off. Management always wants your product to weigh nothing, cost nothing and be 110% efficient. ;-)

Here is a good reason for keeping the weight down: The robot still has to be carried onto and off of the field. Usually by two of us 'old folks'. It's difficult to lift properly (from the knees) and stepping over the rail makes the job that much tougher.

10 pounds this year, 10 more next year... If we keep pushing the weight up, we are going to find out why OSHA has a weight limit on what a worker can lift unaided.

If the weight limit were 150: We would probably have gone with an iron base frame. Another subsystem such as Dr. J's steering would have been incorporated. I'm positive that our robot would weigh in at 149.7 pounds (and people would still gripe about weight)!

Mike


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