Celt-X 5406 presents 'Guillermo'

[philso]

Originally Posted by nuclearnerd

You are right that the superstructure pieces connect to the base with just a few bolts through 1/4 inch panel nuts (with washers to adjust heights). It isn't the lightest way to build a robot, but the modularity let us get some mechanism built while the others were still being worked out, and makes repairs easier.

Did you actually build and test the superstructure before attaching it to the chassis? Did you find any disadvantages to this approach?