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Originally Posted by DonRotolo
Shaun,
This is a rookie year for you guys, right?
OK, this kind kind of thing is what someone needs to write down so that next year's team knows it. One lesson is that the electronics guys need some space, the mechanical guys need to understand that (because high-up electronics have a tendency to get hurt, and high-up weight is always bad).
Please see if you can take a photo and post it so we can offer reasonable suggestions that will work in the time we have left.
One last thing: Congratulations! Not many rookie teams have a working robot already.
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Absolutely agree here. Just look up the equations for angular momentum and kinetic energy of rotation and you will see why a tall robot may not behave well. Reducing the height (if you can) will pay back large dividends in stability. It is really difficult to increase the weight of your base by 25% late in the build and not go over weight. But decreasing the height the same amount is often quite possible, and may not even be that difficult.
I worship whoever cleans the robotics room. - John Gutmann [more] 
16-02-2012, 13:18
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