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VEX Robotics Engineer
AKA: Arthur Dutra IV; NERD #18
FRC #0148 (Robowranglers)
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Re: pic: Cyber Blue Twins - R1 (right) and R2 (left)

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Originally Posted by 2642 boss man View Post
hey we r a 2nd year team....how in the world do u get enough money and supplies to build 2 robots
I'm not affiliated with Team 234, but here's how my team does it.

Except for purchasing a new control system, 228 built our nearly-identical (only cosmetic differences) practice and competition robots for $1500 each. As for supplies, everything was bought from either McMaster, AndyMark, Yarde Metals, or SDP/SI (in order of how much was purchased). The money was earned by the students and mentors on our team working very hard from April through October selling a lot of BBQ at country fairs and other large events.

It takes a lot of hard work to be able to build practice robots, but it's well worth it.
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