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Originally Posted by GeeTwo
Our rookie year (2012, Rebound Rumble) we used 80-20 to framing, were over 4'+ tall, had a huge 1/2" plywood control board, and topped it off with a center-fed turret shooter that could throw the ball full court (but never hit a basket). We had to "swiss cheese" it to get down to a legal weight, making it even more top-heavy in the process. Since then, we've been using 1/8" aluminum angle and c-channel for structural items (plus this year's KOP for the drive base), and have never had any problem making weight.
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I am happy for you... those are great ways to save weight. We use 1/16" aluminum and monocoque our frames using pop rivets and every component we have is designed to be as light as it can possibly be and still survive and function. (After all, most of our mentors design parts of aircraft in their "spare time i.e., every day jobs"). We are lucky enough to be able to use a waterjet. We save weight in every way we can and because we have very complex robots we ALWAYS have to deal with weight. It is just a function of the complexity of the robot. (Which I wish we could get away from.....;0)) The best way to make weight is by thinking about weight from the very first design... you guys do it through your judicious use of materials... that's great...
Hope to see you on the field sometime...