Halfway through build: How much does your robot weigh?

[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by Ethulin

93lb. Yah.... we're phat.

Do you already have your mechanisms installed? I can't imagine a TRC robot being close to overweight, especially given your efficient chassis design.

I think we are at about 62 pounds with motors, sprockets, and chains, but without electronics and game mechanisms.

We are using the same kind of wheels as 492 this year -- we're hoping some of that Titan magic will rub off on us...

[Dan Petrovic]

Ah.. heh... about that...

We haven't started building our final robot yet...

I can't believe how far behind we are....

[EricH]

1.7 lbs. We haven't started building the real thing yet.

[sgsdragons]

Originally Posted by EricH

1.7 lbs. We haven't started building the real thing yet.

Sounds like us. LOL
Actually we have a proto-type rolling chassis that ways about 60-65lbs. Our wheels alone wiegh almost 5lbs each!!!

[TonzOFun]

Hmmm...

We have nothing assembled as of yet due to a hang up getting funds from our BOE to pay for parts. So far, we have 1 6" shaft (5 more coming) and 12 pillow blocks. In total, our bot weighs two pounds based on our materials.

EDIT: Forgot, our two cylinders came in. The system weighs all of 5 pounds.

[Ethulin]

Originally Posted by Rick TYler

Do you already have your mechanisms installed? I can't imagine a TRC robot being close to overweight, especially given your efficient chassis design.

I think we are at about 62 pounds with motors, sprockets, and chains, but without electronics and game mechanisms.

We are using the same kind of wheels as 492 this year -- we're hoping some of that Titan magic will rub off on us...

hehe Rick, we have everything but our hopper and the front loader, that includes battery and everything else. But we are always "close" to being overweight. If we are not we add more weight at the base.

And Rick, check your PMs!

[AJL930]

right now our chassis is pretty much done, weighing in at about 10-15lbs. Our drivetrain is almost finished, we are currently in the process of making our wheels which will be finished by hopefully in the next couple of days. Right now our drive train is gonna be around 25-30 lbs. As far as our "other" things on our robot we dont have a weight for those things yet but hopefully by the end of the week we can get a general idea.

[Kim Masi]

our frame weighs in at about 5 lbs...thats all we got so far...hehe

[Steve S.]

Originally Posted by InfernoX14

Ah.. heh... about that...

We haven't started building our final robot yet...

I can't believe how far behind we are....

Yea, we're at the same place

[gondorf]

week 3: 60lbs.

[cire]

our drivetrain weighs 52 Lbs, is that a lot for a drivetrain? (fully functional drivetrain)

Overall I think we are at about 75, without electronics or shooter.. I think we will manage though.

[pez1959]

I dont know officially how much weighs, but I know that with the full drive train, wheels and electronics, I can still pick it up. Therefore it must not be too heavy :-p

[Jared Russell]

Originally Posted by pez1959

I dont know officially how much weighs, but I know that with the full drive train, wheels and electronics, I can still pick it up. Therefore it must not be too heavy :-p

That's how I used to do it too. Then I started hitting the gym - picked up the robot in build the next season and said "oh, we're fine."

It was 17 lbs over Too bad there's no jacked up smiley...

[ebmonon36]

I think we are sitting at 25 lbs right now.
ERic

[Nuttyman54]

we've got...um...like 5 lbs, but that's because we just have one part of the frame bolted together. we calculated the motors, frame, polycarb, sprockets, compressor, transmissions and pistons to weight about 50 lbs. no calcs on the chain or the electronics yet.