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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.
In theory, weight and stiffness down low is very important.

In general, a few pounds is a few pounds and can be a whole new feature.

As an inspector, peg board tends to get fall apart around 4 or 5th match unless very well supported structurally (IE not a 4 zipties...). By the way, ziptieing your control board with pretty much any material seems to be a big likelihood of it falling apart. My biggest recommendation is use button head fasteners pointing up (so the round head faces the carpet) and fender washers to help support it in several locations.

Use some angle pices to support your battery and a good strap to hold it down. Hint, if your robot accidentally flips upside down, your battery should stay put.