[dtengineering]

You should actually aim to bring your robot in a few pounds under 120 so that you can make minor modifications at the competition. The 120 pound limit is strictly enforced and you can be reinspected at any point.

Yeah, I know... that advice really helps now, doesn't it?

If you have four CIMs in your drivetrain, you can solve most of your problem just by getting rid of two of them. Yes it will affect your performance... but perhaps not by as much as you fear.

I've found that replacing all the steel screws holding the electronics down with nylon screws can shave about a pound.

The best weight loss program I've seen dropped 30lbs from a robot on Thursday, at an event. We've done ten or fifteen pounds, but it took us a weekend of build time.

One thing you might want to consider is rebuilding one of your components out of lighter weight materials. You can do this as part of your "withholding" limit. Then you could unbolt your current "heavy" unit and replace it with the "lighter" unit at the event...



Jason