Team Update 14 (2016)

[dodar]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

Anything they built at the event didn't count in the weight allowance.

2 drive rails + electronics panel weighs what maybe 30lbs + 30lbs from withholding, so that means they build about 50-60lbs at an event?

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by dodar

2 drive rails + electronics panel weighs what maybe 30lbs + 30lbs from withholding, so that means they build about 50-60lbs at an event?

Definitely possible. I watched 836 bring in a ton of raw materials to Chesapeake last year and completely rebuild their robot. They practiced building it at home so they knew exactly what they needed to do.

[KevinG]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

Definitely possible. I watched 836 bring in a ton of raw materials to Chesapeake last year and completely rebuild their robot. They practiced building it at home so they knew exactly what they needed to do.

I was there and it was a particularly awesome thing to see.

[AllenGregoryIV]

Originally Posted by dodar

2 drive rails + electronics panel weighs what maybe 30lbs + 30lbs from withholding, so that means they build about 50-60lbs at an event?

30lbs of fabricated parts is allowed to be brought in, most of the robot is COTS now a days. Motors, gearboxes, pneumatics, etc. We used some pieces from the previous "robot" but mostly just as raw material because it was powder coated. The total robot weight was about 90lbs last year.