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Originally Posted by dtengineering

(Remember that what matters is that you were first to invent, not first to patent. Even if you were to get a patent, if someone were to demonstrate that the device had been invented 50 years ago they could have your patent overturned... regardless of whether the original inventor had filed for a patent or not.

I hate to be a downer, but this isn't the first time a chain tensioning device like this has been seen in FIRST. I know for a fact that I have seen it on at least 2-3 robots some time ago (like 5-8 years ago). Can't recall who.