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Before you can compete in the Tug of War Challenge, you first need to learn about center of mass, and how changing the center of mass on your BaseBot can affect its ability to pull objects.

Center of Mass

Mass is the amount of matter or substance that makes up an object.

Watch this video for more information on mass and center of mass to learn about how changing the center of mass can affect the movement of a robot.

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Check Your Understanding

Before moving on to the Practice section, ensure that you understand the concepts covered on this page by answering the questions in the document below in your engineering notebook. 

Check Your Understanding questions Google Doc / .docx / .pdf


Select Next > to practice adding mass to your BaseBot and changing its center of mass.