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Re: How much does your robot weigh?
For teams that are having trouble making weight a few suggestions for next year ...
1 - Keep a spreadsheet with the weight of all components
2 - Update that spreadsheet EVERY day!
3 - Appoint a trustworthy team member to maintain the spreadsheet
4 - Every time you consider a new piece of your design try to estimate the weight. it is not hard to do, one can google the density of aluminum & steel and the weight of COTS parts are usually included on their web sites
5 - Get a good scale
6 - Take the time to minimize weight in every part of the robot as you go, not at the end.
7 - Shoot for 110 or so because wire, nuts, bolts and last minute safety features weigh more than you think.
HTH
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