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Originally Posted by T^2
I would advise against it. Our team missed a potential division win in 2011 because of rubber bands. Springs are your friends.
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I would assume (I don't know the situation you were in) that rubber bands had nothing to do with missing out on a win, rather how you used them caused your problems. Rubber bands are great tools when used wisely. They are cheap, plentiful, and easy to work with. At your next competition try walking around the pits to find a direct replacement for that critical spring that you used, then try finding a rubber band... Springs are not quite as friendly going around objects, you can't tie a spring to something without using another material or drilling a hole, and if a spring breaks or deforms you have to have a replacement that is the same size and strength. We never plan to use them, but rubber bands have been necessary additions to our robots all three years and have performed near flawlessly when taken care of.