Robot Scale

[MrForbes]

brought the bathroom scale to the shop, near the end of build. Tilted the robot up on it, read 76 lbs. At regional, added 4 lbs of lexan, got it weighed on the official scale, it was 80 lbs.

I was pleasantly surprised.

[IKE]

I bought several of the 400 lb postage scale from amazon listed above and gave them to teams throughout Michigan. I also checked against cal weights and they were within 0.1 lbs at 100 lbs.

[2508electronics]

We have a team member who weighs almost exactly 120 pounds, so we use a large board and a piece of plywood to make a balance.

[GeeTwo]

We have a rather nice electronic package scale when we're just interested in weight. When we want to find CoG, we pull out four spring "fish scales" and hang one corner of the robot from each of them. We even have some stands that were modified from turkey fryer hooks from which we can hang the spring scales.

[rich2202]

Originally Posted by Chief Hedgehog

Team 4607 has been borrowing the scale from our wrestling club - and since I am no longer a Wrestling coach (Robotics got in the way), I do not feel that we should continue to use these scales.

Coopertition extends beyond FIRST

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by rich2202

Coopertition extends beyond FIRST

Agreed. Not only do we borrow bits of gear from the other teams at the school, but we have helped some with their equipment. For the flag team, a few of our members helped with the design and construction of decorative lighting on the leaders' batons.