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Re: Why is weight so important?
This long and the short of it is that the lighter your robot is, the more stuff (or the more complex stuff) you can put on it. While saving, say 1/2 pound isnt much, doing it three or four times in a few different places can make a huge difference. Most importantly, 1/2 pound may mean nothing if your robot weighs 115 pounds, but makes a huge difference if it is already at 120.
As stated before, a lighter robot we be able to accelerate faster than a heavier robot, which can be very important in certian circumstances (rabbit robots this year is a perfect example).
I'm somewhat fond of saying, if your robot dosen't weigh 119.99 pounds, you forgot something.
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