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Re: surefire ways to break you robot
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330 had an incident where a programming mentor was the only one in the shop and broke the robot. It was minor--an output gear on a redundant motor--but still...
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Programmers....what shall we do with u?
Easy: Let us do our work so you guys can win.
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Easy: Let us do our work so you guys can win.
Just don't do our work (building/breaking) for us, OK?
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Just don't do our work (building/breaking) for us, OK?
We try our best not to...
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Just don't do our work (building/breaking) for us, OK?
Uhmmm... I know I'm not the only programmer that makes parts too...

Plus... I'm sure I'm not the only programmer that has fixed hardware problems with software...

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I've had something similar happen often back when I was with the vol. fire dept. I'd be settled in watching a movie with a big bowl of popcorn... a alarm would come in which would be a not a big deal, by the time I'd get back to the station ... my movie would be done, pop corn gone, soda gone and someone would ask if I had any more popcorn... never failed
Yep... I had a pizza disappear when I went to drive once at BMR... apparently, the person who ate it disappeared too.

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Re: surefire ways to break you robot
Let it roll off the table. (Yes they did happen and oddly enough it was nothing more than a box frame with four wheels.)
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Re: surefire ways to break you robot
more way to break your robot

weight reduction
rounding off corners with metal file
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