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Originally Posted by MechEng83

While I can't comment on the merits of this specific team, a circular robot frame allows the maximum area inside the perimeter limits, which also allows the maximum area for a catcher.

IMO with the 20" extension rule this year I don't think there is much gained by building a round robot just to maximize the catcher. Just doing some quick math I got that a round robot could have up to 4492.6 inches sq to catch in, and a square robot would have 4280 inches sq. That 5% may make the difference but I doubt it. You're losing 2 inches of reach in the corners and gaining 3.8 inches of reach on the edges if building round over square. Hopefully your 6 foot wide catcher will do just fine without those few inches.