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Re: Tips on loosing weight (Not spam)

One trick to saving weight is to get rid of unnecessary parts.

Another thing i advise teams NOT to do is to use plastic chain where any significant torque is involved... I've seen it bomb catastrophically before... remember that with chain, one weak link ruins the whole loop.

Agreed on using 1/16" where possible...

one last tip is that if you have to resort to cheese-holing, do it to low load things higher up on the robot... having a low center of gravity is key to a stable robot. every little bit helps.
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