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Originally Posted by Mr V
The thing to take away from the kitbot on steroids to apply to the 2014 kitobot is to use 4 motors.
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While important, there is a *lot* more to take away from it than that. Consider using high traction treaded wheels instead of Kit wheels for added resistance to pushing. Use a plywood electronics board in order to stiffen the chassis.
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Belts are ready to go out of the box and were proven in competition last season. Switching it to chains would be counter productive as they add weight and coming up with the parts necessary to convert it will likely mean some fabrication, and waiting for parts to do so.
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While the belts are more than fine, and if they work for you they should be used, chain isn't bad either. You can *definitely* build a chain kitbot drive without fabricating anything (teams did that for YEARS), and chain does give you the ability to use different wheel spacings than the kit starts with. The tradeoff is that chain weighs more and requires tensioning.
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With a small and new team your best use of time is to focus on the game piece manipulator.
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Definitely. Find the easiest task with a high return on investment and excel at it.