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Originally Posted by Ari423

A hexagonal robot (if done correctly) is less susceptible to T-bone-ing in most cases. Other than that, not really. I usually find that the benefits don't outweigh the consequences. They are more complicated to design and build than a traditional rectangular bot, so you may want to choose to stick with a more basic drivetrain and work on making a kick @$$ manipulator. That's up to your team based on your team's resources and how your team wants to play the game.

A common thing on CD recently is just building outskirts out of sheet or tube in a pointed fashion to mimic hexagonal bases on top of a basic drive. All it really boils down to is bumper placement. See 148's x009 chassis.