Hahaha, I figured I'd get something like that. So how to I either shave weight to get to the 30lb class, or beef it all up without throwing thousands of dollars at it?
This only took me an evening, I can cook up another design revision fairly quickly.

I know what my ideal robot is like, but I am a little limited in funding, materials and tools available. I can draw anything I want, but keeping it affordable and buildable is another matter entirely. It feels like cost skyrockets if you aren't careful, but I don't want to build something that's going to fall apart if I drop it. Would it be better to make it smaller?

Unfortunately I have to force myself to push this to the side a little, as much as I want to get started ASAP, finals week begins in 3 days- I have to hit the books for a while.