pic: REV Robotics building system

[ttldomination]

This is super intriguing. Even some of the other posts in this thread are pretty informative; I didn't know 80-20-esque solutions existed that were linear motion friendly.

I would be interested to see...

1) The final specs relative to 8020
2) The final price
3) How well this interfaces with the existing 8020 solutions.

I think (3) is of particular note. While this solution seems to "free" teams of some of the restraints of 8020, the same teams have often invested significant capital into 8020.

Originally Posted by Richard Wallace

If your choice of lengths is not final now, may I recommend a shorter length for the 1"?

72" (6ft) of this extrusion is too long for most uses on a FIRST (FRC or FTC) robot, and makes for awkward scrap. One meter would be more generally useful, IMO, and would allow you to standardize on packaging for both of your sizes.

I believe the idea is to cut the larger pieces down to size. In the past, my teams have purchased 8020 in 10' lengths simply because it's a bulk purchase. Additionally, if the longest rails are ~3', then teams would probably look over this solution if the game involves reaching particularly high (don't get to maximize the presumed 60" height limit).

- Sunny G.