Thread: Picking Two other Robots off the ground
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Unread 03-02-2010, 20:14
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Re: Picking Two other Robots off the ground
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Originally Posted by BrendanB View Post
I think there will be only 1 if any robots at a regional who can lift two robots, and lifting two will be the only thing they do. Lifting nearly 450lbs of robot is a LOT of weight and stress on components. It will take careful planning to coordinate such an operation and is very VERY risky.

My advice- DON'T DO IT!

Good luck!
lifting 450 lbs is the easy part by using torqued down motor and pullies but making the frame strong so it won't bend is key but we have figured out a good way to overcome that so i can wait to put the bot to its final test
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