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Originally Posted by EricH
Take a spreadsheet and a scale. Weigh every part, and estimate weight where you can, before the part goes on the robot. As you figure out you're close to being overweight, figure out where you can trim weight.
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Can't echo this enough! Having a reasonable weight budget for subteams to stick too is key along with having an allowance for essentials like electronics and such.
Keep weight savings in mind while you are building/designing. Our team ate up weight fast on 1x1x1/8 aluminum box that could have easily been replaced by 1/16 but it was too late to change.
It is also a whole lot easier to swiss cheese while the part is not yet on the robot!