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Re: Robo-Cross (B)

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what do you guys think of lego mindstorms? that is what my team has.
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umm i think they are kind of weak..
i havent used them, but from the booth invatational last year, the winner almost got stuck on the zone d boundary because the wheel bent outwards and got stuck
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yea i think mindstorms is bad and structuraly unsound
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Re: Robo-Cross (B)

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cooltiger wrote:Nope, anyway our team got lucky and is going to order our robot of e-bay but if your team wants a vex, better get it soon :!:
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Re: Robo-Cross (B)

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not that i see
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you cant just build it from a kit and claim its yours.
at booth invitational last year someone had a vexplorer and all they did was tape a piece of cardboard to the front like a plow and they were allowed to compete
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Re: Robo-Cross (B)

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thats not cool
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Re: Robo-Cross (B)

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wat up peeps i built a lego mindstorm robot how do u think it will hold up 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) :D :D :roll: :roll: :!: :!: :?: :idea: :idea: :arrow: :| :| :ugeek: :geek: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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well, as you can see, it isnt a very sturdy kit, but the person that won Booth Middle invitational last year used it
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