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Originally Posted by colin340
looks nice but man i hope they give us 5 more lbs
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Don't hold your breath on that one. There are some very compelling reasons to keep the entire robot weight below 150 lbs.
120 + 15 [bumpers] + 13 [battery] = 148
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Originally Posted by Rickertsen2
That is a large number of of really big components to fit in a small space.
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Both of these are just additional engineering challenges
Just like we face every day in industry. It's all just part of the fun.
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