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20-12-2007, 20:02

MrForbes

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Re: pic: Team 100 Prototype Base - Underside

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Originally Posted by 114ManualLabor

Our previous drive base(07 season), with electronics, pneumatics, and motors was 45 pounds, and it was too heavy for me.

Why is that too heavy? the 100 robot fell over in a match (with some help

)....seems to me that means the drive base could have been heavier, which would have forced them to keep weight off the top of the robot, and make the whole thing more stable.

Weight down low isn't necessarily a bad thing.

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