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Re: Small robots in 2008

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Originally Posted by RollinTDollin View Post
So as long as there is enough room on the robot for such necessities like a battery and control system!
For fun I designed a 10"x16" bot with all necessary legal components out of kop stuff. I think we will build it just for kicks.


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I think a 1'x1' robot might be at a disadvantage due to the flag holder rule (can't recall which number right now). A 1'x1' robot that has a roughly 5' pole on it to support the flag would be a good candidate to flip as the much larger robots and balls are flying around.

That big battery is a great counter weight. Even with a flag pole made out of steel I don’t think it would be a problem
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