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Originally Posted by Henzado
We have decided to go with narrow body. We, as a team have decided that is very important to go over the barrier. A wider robot has a higher center of gravity, as compared to a narrow one.
The main point is a wider base means a likely chance of your robot taking a dive.
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A wide oriented robot does not necessarily have a higher center of gravity than a narrow one, the difference is in the length of the wheel base. As long as you design with an appropriately low CG both should be fine.