Thanks! The question was answered within 13 mins. Yay! This forum really works.
My answer would've been:
The spirit of the additional hardware list is that you may use the allowed material/parts however you want, just like the raw materials. Keep in mind though, the 130 lbs rules still apply, and for specific parts like motors and batteries, you may only use the same number as how much you got from the kit on the robot.
So, you couldn't use like 5 drill motors or 15 innovation FIRST controller to add weight.
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You guys had some great answers, but I especially like how Nate specify which rule this is under in the manual. In terms of giving shot answers quickly, the first two answers by Ed and Nate was good enough for the asker to make some quick decision right away
. I was also amazed that gross was the first one reading the question within a minute after it was posted.
I have a feeling this is going to work out really well.