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Re: Cannibalizing robots
the 2 years I was on the team, I believe we did our best to keep the robots intact, (though we only had a few since we changed schools etc.)

we maybe pulled off different subsystems (intake, shooter etc.) to take a closer look. but the main chassis and whatnot usually stay intact.

I think it was towards the end of 08 we had to disassemble a lot of our robots due to space issues, (we have a small shop behind the drama dept. classroom) so we stripped them all down to basic drive systems and chassis, they are now stacked in a small tower in the corner of our shop.

I know this year we had to take apart the Aim High robot to take a look at how they constructed the roller. it was quite an experience.

We tend to keep our more favorite robots intact, I still think 07, 08, and 09 are still alive (and crippled) but we'll probably give them 2 or 3 more years till we'll need to scrap for space.