Worried about weight ?

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by Bonzabonz

What is the best way to weigh the robot? Last year we used a small bathroom scale with a piece of plywood (for the robot to sit on), but we had a lot of trouble reading the scale since it was all the way underneath the plywood and robot. Are there any better ways of doing this, or do you just have to live with a hard to read display?

There are two good methods I've used. The first requires you to get a scale with a display on a cord - this way you can see the display even when the entire robot is under the scale. Of course, that means you have to buy a new scale.

Perhaps easier, get two scales. You can then balance the robot between them, and have the display sticking out over the side. It's worked for us for a number of years!