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This isn't really as much of a tip as it is a plea but I urge teams to look beyond what you are given in the kit of parts and strive for more, especially in the areas of drivetrain and chassis innovation.

Also, standardizing hardware anywhere you can is a good tip. 10-24 SHCS is my favorite.

Another word of advice is to take your time with wiring. Plan to spend a full two or three days on it. It isn't hard to do right as long as you think logically about your routing. Labeling is good too.

Last, I've always thought that if you had the weight for it, onboard tools would be cool. Nothing too serious but maybe all the allen wrenches you need.