pic: Ira's Senior Project - Runt

[IraJason]

I'm going to be coming up with a Bill of Materials as part of my presentation, so once I get it finished I'll post the cost here. A lot of the cost is in the control system though. I ordered a brand new OI and RC from IFI to use on Runt, and those things don't come cheap.

For the chassis, I used extruded aluminum, and the cost for the amount that I used comes out to be cheaper than ordering the kitbot chassis. I used about 170 inches of extruded in the entire chassis which is 14 ft and 2 in. I used two 8 foot sections of extruded for this, which costs a little over 50 dollars from McMaster. Extruded aluminum is awesome to work with because of its price and ease of use when adding components to your chassis. Our team has never had a problem with it, and our chassis have taken quite a beating during competition. It's a bit on the heavy side compared to other stuff, but if it's a personal project, you don't really need to worry about the weight. Runt only weighs 51 pounds with the battery on, so it isn't that heavy at all.