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Originally Posted by AWoL
I'm fairly certain those angles are just what it ended up being. However, the reason we did angled corners like that all is (a) the octogonal shape gives greater area inside the frame perimeter, (b) the shape of the corner (kind of) allows the robot to "lock in" against the tower and the driver station wall for batter shots, and (c) the cut off corner allows us to roll off of defenders more easily.
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4901 picked the angles we did because that's what allowed the drivetrain to package neatly. We picked the octagonal frame to hold off defenders as well, but we also found it's great for saving your butt if you get turned sideways in the outer works. Long-chassis robots sometimes have trouble getting clear of the dividers because they won't fit well diagonally. (They usually got that way towards the top of the divider, which flexes more.)