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Construction materials

View Poll Results: What is your favorite material for making a robot frame?
metal (if you like a specific type list it)	44	89.80%
wood	0	0%
plastics (all types)	2	4.08%
carbon fiber composite	3	6.12%
other (please list)	0	0%
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21-09-2005, 23:11

Cory

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Re: Construction materials

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Originally Posted by David Guzman

Please someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think you are not allowed to use exotic metals in FIRST which would include Titanium.

Also my team has used 8020 and .125 aluminum, but next year we are thinking box aluminum or 90 degree corners depending on the game.

Dave

They changed the rules.

You can use titanium, but you have to account for the price of it in your BOM.

$3500 isn't going to go a long ways towards building a robot, and buying Ti.

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