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Re: AndyMark 3/8-16 x 7 Hex Head Bolt bending

We used the kit chassis for logomotion, we bent the long bolts that hold on the wheels. That aspect of that chassis is not a very good design, if your robot is going to do things like drive into a wall with it's arm extended. The load of the robot falling back onto it's wheels will bend the axles.

Using a higher grade bolt might fix the problem, but it's still not a very good design.
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