[Brian C]

Well one of our experiences last year was that we were 12oz overweight at tech for the regional. This was already AFTER drilling and trimming the snot out of the robot before we shipped.

So one of the engineering mentors goes around the robot with 2 of the students and tells them which bolts, nuts and washers to remove. After about a 1/2 hour he stood there with 2 hands FULL of "extraneous, unnecessary hardware" that weighed.....you guessed it - 3/4 of a pound. Much of it came fro the KOP frame joints where 1 fastener was just fine due to our design last year.

Assign a couple of team members to monitor the weight of everything you put on a robot. It will help you during week 6. Remember, everything weighs something (even paint).