The Robonauts 118 - 2013 Video

[sdcantrell56]

Originally Posted by makahn64

I guess I'd like to see a bill of materials. If you had to build this robot in the real world it would cost a lot more than $4K. IMHO it's about time FRC started leveling the playing field for teams that don't have a NASA facility to build the robot for them.

You should check out the cost of raw materials. If you make all your own components, robots become quite inexpensive.

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by sdcantrell56

You should check out the cost of raw materials. If you make all your own components, robots become quite inexpensive.

This +1.

We did our own WCD this year. Since we did it ourselves from stock components (except the gearboxes, wheels & sprockets) it costs less than the kit bot drive train.