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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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Wider does not equal higher CG.
Wider probably does equal larger angle of attack and thus more movement of the CG as it climbs the barrier.
And thats the tradeoff.