Thread: What do you guys do with your old robots?
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Re: What do you guys do with your old robots?
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Originally Posted by rocketperson44 View Post
We usually keep them near our current robot, which gradually cannibalizes them down to almost nothing.

Basically the same thing that we have done.

All our older bots from 1999 to about 2003 are completely gone. We don't have the space for them and unfortunately can't save them all. We have 2 bots that are together (2008 and 2005/6?) and then the frame and assorted parts of 2 more that I know off.

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