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Originally Posted by squirrel
If you are interested in keeping your robot from falling over, go heavy on the chassis, and save the exotic materials and super lightweight design for all the "up top stuff", such as arms, etc.
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Good advice for rookies, but I still cringe every time I hear you say that.
I prefer to lighten everything as much as possible AND keep the weight low. That way your not wasting any weight just to get a low CG. Some teams are amazing at that (469 and 1114 come to mind this year)...
If you lighten your frame by 5 lbs, and that frames CG is 3 inches above the floor, and you then mount 5 lbs of something anywhere below that 3 inches, your CG is lower.
But in the end, there's nothing wrong with your idea.