ëª was thinking of upgrading my conventional total station to a robotic one like LEICA tcrp 1203 (not one man), do you think that investment worth nowadays? I make most time topos (surveys) 1 acre or less in urban areas.
What is the benefits that i will win, traverse i will solve neither with classic total or robotic, the only thing i will earn is that i have perfect center of prism.
I want someone to work with me (pole man).
Waiting your thoughts
johnymal, post: 329925, member: 7096 wrote: ëª was thinking of upgrading my conventional total station to a robotic one like LEICA tcrp 1203 (not one man), do you think that investment worth nowadays? I make most time topos (surveys) 1 acre or less in urban areas.
I find the robotic to be faster. A person is not trying to find you and fine tune the centering. With that said, I once had it lock on a post while I was shooting a trail and had 50 shots on a post and none on the trail - ended up having to augment with an aerial. So there are definitely drawbacks, but the speed saved on day to day operations are very much worth it. But I am not sure about something that is not one person. I understand you might still want someone with you, but eliminating the human turning and focusing the instrument is where all of the benefits are - in addition to you collecting the point and description you want.
Only you can decide if it is worth the expense or not. I use mine along most of the time , however on occasion I use a rod person and under those conditions the robotic is very fast and much easier (more fun) to use than a conventional instrument. As mentioned by geonerd, no aiming or focusing, no squinting at cross hairs etc. Look at it as the next generation of instrument, but you have to figure out your return on investment.
Having said all of that the cautious me has to add a disclaimer. As with all electronic instruments there is a life span due to the industries desire to move on. You will reach a point where there are no more parts or the software fails and no one knows about the old stuff or "we can't fix that". It is a shame that a physically sound instrument has to be junked because no one can keep it's brain alive. So the extra expense for a robot may not be justified over the expected life of an electronic instrument. I still keep my T-1 in the closet for emergencies.
My $0.02 worth.
T.W.
No question at all in my mind it is well worth it.
Johnymal the company I work for has two Leica tcrp 1203 robots for sale. One has internal radio and one has external radio. They also come with all the stuff to run them. Email Steve Collier if your interested. His email is steve.collier@crsengineers.com and my email is jacob.savage@gmail.com they have been sitting in on the desk next to mine for almost a year now since we switched over to Trimble. They could really use a new home.
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It should also be stated that prices are fully negotiable and don't be scared to make an offer.
Absolutely worth it. I can't imagine going back to a basic total station. It will pay for itself before you know it.
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We have Leica Robotic instruments. We normally run a 2 man crew. The idea is that one of the guys can be answering questions while the other guy is locating stuff or looking for corners. Also if some is sick or on vacation we can keep on working.
Absolutely worth it, without question.
But it is the "active prism locking" and the "video through the eyepiece" options that make it work so well
I can't image ever going back to a standard total station.
Just my $0.02
