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Originally Posted by Chris Fultz
I could also see the GDC going to a smaller frame size. Lots of teams are getting good at 28x38 drive bases - wide or long. A change to a smaller size would force all of the veterans back to the design table to find a new, smaller system that worked.
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I completely disagree.
If the frame size were to be 30" instead of 38", with similar aspect ratio, and the weight were to stay the same, many teams would only change a few dimensions and delete/modify a few wheels from their shelf designs. A days work max. It's similar to using a long-ratio shelf design for a wide-ratio robot, it really only changes the length of the main frame rails, and you might debate 6wd vs 8wd (again), and that's really it.
The bumps in 2010 arguably forced more teams to redesign drivetrains than a change in size would.
On a completely unrelated note, I really hope to see the Kinect go. It has no place at the FRC driver station, period.