Weight? Estmate weight?

[Rob Colatutto]

We did a "full" CAD model this year for our robot, and according to the computer it weighs 94.4 pounds without electronics, chain, and fasteners. (hence the "full") But this is also coming from the computer that calculated our IFI wheels at 0.79 pounds each... so we'll see how it turns out. A word to the wise...when your doing your computer model... just keep in mind that fasteners can add a significant amount of weight.

A quick on CG though, you want to make sure you keep it lower than the distance between the center of your frame and the front or back drive wheels. This is usually somewhere around 10-15 inches depending on your wheel selection. If not...your robot may have some interesting driving characteristics...