Average Robot extra parts cost?

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Peter Matteson

I contend that anyone claiming their robot costs less than $2000 in extra parts is either incorrectly accounting, built a box on wheels that is no more than a kitbot, or flat out lying.

This reminds me to mention that just because a you didn't pay for something doesn't mean that it didn't add to the cost. (Some teams seem to forget this when totaling robot cost.)

If I remember correctly, we paid less than 1200 or so out of pocket to build our 2009 robot - but we had a good $500+ of donated belting on there.

[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by thefro526

This reminds me to mention that just because a you didn't pay for something doesn't mean that it didn't add to the cost. (Some teams seem to forget this when totaling robot cost.)

If I remember correctly, we paid less than 1200 or so out of pocket to build our 2009 robot - but we had a good $500+ of donated belting on there.

Absolutely! Every year I'm an inspector I find teams who do this. I can count on one hand the number of times I have been able to accept the first version of a BOM handed to me because I just start picking out parts that aren't listed. This is a huge pet peeve of mine.