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Originally Posted by buildmaster5000
We’ve hired Ryan Foley as the new FRC software engineer. <snip> and a mentor for team 1995 Fatal Error.
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Hmmm, maybe that doesn't bode well for a trouble-free field control system?
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Originally Posted by Brandon Holley
I can't see how it would be overly expensive to have them mass produced.
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Well, 1800 teams using 5 each (It could be anywhere between 1 and 30 each though) is less than 10,000. For something that's made of plastic, say a kickoff tote, that is a minuscule number, considering the mold for such an item might be $250k. Then there's inventory: Let's say each "thing" costs $25, and they overestimate how many they need, it could cost a bundle for such an issue - and of course there's an even bigger penalty for underestimating demand.
Custom stuff can get expensive, and volumes of 10k to 50k are still considered "small".