Introduction
In this Lesson, you will add additional mass to your BaseBot and explore how changing the center of mass affects your robot's ability to pull an object.
In the following video, two BaseBots with a gear train and additional mass are attached to one another with a rope. When both are started at the same time, they move left and right and then determine a winner in the Tug of War competition.
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Then, you will test and improve your build for the Tug of War Challenge at the end of the Lesson.
Select Next > to learn about center of mass and how altering the center of mass can change how your robot moves.