When the aluminum comes in ours will weigh about 18-19 lbs with a low lift
Wow, that’s quite a hefty bot. Did it have a lift? How many motors are on your drive.
No, we didn’t have a lift though. Our robot contains these specs:
Drivetrain - Contains 4 HS motors
Accumulator - 2 motors of gear ratio
Flywheels - 2 Horizontal flywheels, each run on 2 motors = 4
Puncher - 2 motors
The main reason why the robot is heavy is because we shoot the 2 horizontal flywheels and puncher at the same time which drains the preloads in about 10-15 seconds. But since it shoots so fast, the robot loses position very easily, which is why we made the robot insanely heavy. The robot moves very fast around the field and does everything well and fast. The only problem is that our robot can be pushed around fairly easily, but although we can be pushed easily, we move back very slowly. It’s not too much for us to worry about, it’s really not.
What do you mean by fast exactly? A 40-45 pound robot on high strength motors certainly doesn’t sound like the fastest thing in the world.
Although we have a 40-45 pound robot, the robot is still fast and durable. Let me give you a visual of the speed of the robot. Our robot can travel to the end of the field in around 3-4 seconds.
Very impressive!
My new robot is functional. Final weight at 14 pounds without a lift. I plan on adding a lift, and that may add about 3 pounds, but 17 pounds is not bad for a fast robot with a lift.