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Originally Posted by evanperryg
Are there any materials or parts that don't come in the kit that are considered essential to a good robot? (i.e. a certain type of wheels, tubing, etc.)
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Opinions vary. For our team (FTC 4137 Islandbots), the following are most important:
Motors - use AndyMark motors rather than tetrix
Servos - occasionally we use stronger servos (1/4 scale). Also, servo mount blocks from ServoCity are much better than Tetrix brackets
Structural - we use t-slot aluminum (20 mm series) for our robot rather than tetrix channels
For this year game (as it was 2 years ago), I think wormgear (from Tetrix, but not part of the kit) will also be very useful - for hanging on the bar.
And, of course, raw materials: aluminum angles and perforated aluminum sheets from home depot, ABS plastic and Lexan