pic: 2012 1717 Wheel Module Photo 4

[IanW]

Originally Posted by David Brinza

I read in the "1717 Uncut" CD thread that a couple of thousand hours were invested in this design.

I thinks you're asking for a lot!!

Here's the specific quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Sheridan

In regards to releasing the CAD, their mentors told me the Swerve drive alone took 5 students and 5 mentors over 2000 hours to create.

I'm confused how ten people could even spend 2000 hours working on a model during the build season and still have time to actually fabricate it, let alone design the rest of the robot. I mean, with school, homework, sleep, and my team's build space not being open, I wasn't even able to put in 200 hours over the course of the entire build season, and that includes time spent CADding at home.

At any rate, the quality of their end product and the dedication of all involved speaks volumes about the quality of the program DPE/Team 1717 has formed. I am inspired by their work (I've read The New Cool twice) and certainly look forward to seeing their future robots. Hopefully, they will continue to showcase them as well as they have done this year.