Pro's and Con's of Motorized Robot Carts

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Pro's and Con's of Motorized Robot Carts

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01-04-2012, 18:44

Jim Wilks

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Re: Pro's and Con's of Motorized Robot Carts

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Originally Posted by jspatz1

Cons:
Dangerous
Costly
Heavy
Slow
Annoying to field staff
Annoying to other teams

Let me add one more con from a Robot Inspector's point of view:

In the pit, with the cart in the pit (where else can you park it?) and the bot on the ground to check bumpers, there is NO space left to do anything.

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