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Re: New Game Progress

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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber View Post
I enjoyed the height/weight classes. But I know there is an OSHA rule about weight(Which I can't find at the moment) so I wouldn't count on an increase in bot weight. Also, height and width are limited by doors. I don't see us getting a major change in size or weight anytime soon.
I seem to remember 75#/person on a 2-person lift having been cited on occasion. With battery and bumpers (15# each), robots are right at 150#, and a 2-person lift means that each is lifting 75#.

Door limitations is correct; I now recall that the previous size was 36" x 36" base, which won't fit through a lot of doors. So they lost 6" on one side. Then they changed it within that. You never know what they'll change next...
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