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Re: FIRST Team 101 Driving over the bump

Looks (to me) as though the front open end of the robot is having some frame flex issues. The inside corners (ball intake opening?) seem to be angled down in relation to the outside corners on the front 2 edges of the chassis.

Do you have any plans to tie the frame together to prevent flex? If you don't, I suggest you look into it. A lot of frame flex will cause your axles to be out of alignment, which will also throw off where your wheels sit in the chassis, and can potentially cause driving issues and loosen chains.
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