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Re: Good Material For Bottom of Chassis

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Originally Posted by MrForbes View Post
As usual, I'm baffled as to why so many teams go to so much effort to keep weight off the very bottom of the robot. The belly pan is the perfect place to let there be some heavy, stiff, strong material.

But this thread has shown us several neat lightweight materials that I'd be eager to use higher up on the robot.
It allows us to allocate more weight to other parts of the drive if we want. For example, saving some weight in the bellypan lets us use steel axles and #35 chain or even allocate more weight to the gearbox.