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Re: First Robot

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Originally Posted by BrendanB View Post
Our team has a simple garden cart from the hardware store with some rails to support the robot, along with a rack in the front to hold some batteries other items of use when your out on the field, (tether, some tools, etc...). We have found that it works really well as it has large tires making it easy to traverse over uneven ground without rocking the bot too much.

Good luck with whatever you end up creating.
Agreed. We had a garden cart with 2x8s around edge that was spray painted red. Robot sat on the top of the 2x6s, and the area underneath was great for batteries and zip ties. We used it for five seasons, but it was definitely a little worse for wear at the end of last year.

We had a ground level cart on casters in 2004 that was a real pain. You definitely want to be able to pull it from a normal height.
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