Who is using the kitbot?

[Ellery]

Our team is using as much of it as possible... Mainly due to ease of construction, cost, and ease of maintenance. Unless your team has alot of resources to make a really light, robust, frame via Tig welding this is a step up from standard extrusions but yes you'll give a little in some durability since it isn't as beefy as standard extrusions.

Anyways most stuff we've built in the past is overkill in design.

With the changing tides of a smaller team and less $ and resources since we are sponsoring 3 teams this year on a 2 team budget and sponsoring the Finger Lakes Regional we'll take the more efficient path.

Believe me these kits have evolved so much, at least from all 14 years of this program you wouldn't believe how much freedom we have now compared to 10 years ago. I remembered we couldn't spend more than $425 outside the Kit at one time.

Happy Bot Building y'all. And I hope to chat with all the teams who are coming to the Finger Lakes Regional.


Ellery

[Alaina]

Team 814 is in the middle of some financial issues, so we're using all that we can out of the kit. I very much appreciate the awesome kit we got this year.

I personally don't like the wheels too much. They seem a little bit too slippery. But I think we can make them work.

[Modeish]

We built the Kitbot but i hate it. Its great for the rookies and for the software team but, i dont like the idea of everyone having a similar robot. We are using the gearboxes for our final bot, but definitely building the frame of item.

-Modeish

[JulieB]

were not it look like it will snap in half any sec.

[[527]phil]

I personally don't like the kitbot because FIRST has turned the kit of parts into an over sized erector set, i especially don't like the fact that it's pre-drilled, i would rather use the frame to make a small robot that we can mount a chair on and ride it around the competition

[Twstdkittie]

Originally Posted by [527]phil

I personally don't like the kitbot because FIRST has turned the kit of parts into an over sized erector set, i especially don't like the fact that it's pre-drilled, i would rather use the frame to make a small robot that we can mount a chair on and ride it around the competition

Weeeeee!!!! I wanna ride around on a robot!!!

[Winged Wonder]

Originally Posted by [527]phil

I personally don't like the kitbot because FIRST has turned the kit of parts into an over sized erector set, i especially don't like the fact that it's pre-drilled, i would rather use the frame to make a small robot that we can mount a chair on and ride it around the competition

thats brilliant!!! hahaha... that would be so much fun... pink has a great surprise for everyone if its actually finished; it kind of has to do with something along those lines...

[supersy77]

I dont know about you guys but the kitbot is bangin. It handles nice and has plenty of power, and is light. The only thing is it needs 4wd, and phnumatic tires in back. Other than that the only trouble ive had is the transmissions have been grindin a little but i greased them and they are getting better.