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Re: Use of springs on the mini bot?
1. Surgical tubing is, and it makes a very good spring.
2. Surgical tubing springs are allowed as long as they do not contribute to the vertical motion of the robot. This is very important. The actual upwards power MUST come from the motors. That said, you can still use surgical tubing for holding parts together (for example, you might have a latch that you want to spring, that would be fine since it does not provide lift to the robot).
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