[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by =Martin=Taylor=

Try designing and prototyping an entire robot in two weeks, and then working with a team of amateur machinists and welders

Hey hey, who you callin amateurs? But seriously, this is why their robot is good. It all comes down to material removal. The secret is in the laser. We spend 2 minutes to drill a hole. They spend 20 seconds to CAD it and laser cut it. We spend many minutes milling solid, they spend a few burning through sheet. Multiply that by hundreds of parts, and you get the idea.They can do more in less time, and this is why it's done and good. Quite smart. This robot makes me feel like for 9 years I have not been working hard enough (or perhaps not smart enough). Great job 148!

All I can say is, if this robot ever comes head to head with 254, the match will be one for the books.