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Originally Posted by kgzak
How many people have seen steel on a robot? I'm just wondering because our whole lift is pretty much made of Stainless Steel. I've wondered if people have thought of using this as a solution to making things more rigid and stronger. I'll see if I have a picture of our robot to show you.
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We rely on the strength of our cross sections rather than the strength of the material itself. If you do this correctly you can produce very light mechanisms made from very thin material that are extremely strong.
In my mind, the only reason to go a different route would be lack of resources.
-John
On a team, saying "it's not my job" is simply not acceptable. - dlavery [more] 
24-02-2011, 10:52
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