Is there any parts or things that are heavy enough where if i install it in the back and/or front of a robot (basebot) where another robot is virtually unable to lift it? (By lift our bot i mean with these things)
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Heavy pieces list:
- Flywheel wights
- Lots of wheels on an axle
- The robot brain (specifically the weight from the battery)
- Motors
- Axles (a whole ton of them)
Depending on the terrain the robot will be used for, you can also install a “skirt” which would be some plastic on the perimeter of your robot that goes almost all the way to the ground, such that the lifting arm can’t wedge under the robot.
If you are trying to lift something, I would not recommend a counter weight, I would recommend tension. Tension is more consistent and easier to instal in my opinion. If that is not available, use wheels or the official vex counterweight.
flywheel weights (flat metal circles I think) are heavy for IQ parts
IQ parts are generally plastic, which is pretty light
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Ok the only problem is, I would USE flywheel weights if I had them, but I’m limited to just the 2nd generation education vex IQ kit 
I mean I did kind of build a small “bucket” chamber thing filled with these things
But I just realized they don’t weigh that much altogether
I might as well just buy the flywheel heights or like t̶u̶n̶g̶s̶t̶e̶n̶ p̶l̶a̶t̶e̶s̶
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