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Re: Weight Reduction
Rivets, we were able to take almost 5 pounds of bolts off our robot last year by replacing them with rivets. Also choose your materials wisely, sheet metal is your friend, too much extruded aluminum is not. Even if you are not at the cheesing stage yet with your build, plan our where you can reduce weight if you have to, and expect to have to take apart your robot a couple of times throughout the season (keep welding till you know your weight).
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2013 World Champions (1241, 1477, 610)
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K-Botics Team 2809 Founding Mentor ('09-'11)
Queen's University Mechanical Engineering, Applied Science '11
Crescent Robotics Team 610 Alumni
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