Thread: Wide vs. Tall
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Re: Wide vs. Tall
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Originally Posted by Poseidon5817 View Post
Speaking from a design standpoint, I feel like a large amount of teams will choose the 24" version, because with the inclusion of bumpers in the size limit now, the 36" robot may just be too small for some teams to go with.

That being said, we decided to go with the 36" robot, because it will help us accomplish our goals of being an insanely fast gear moving bot, and since we aren't climbing, everything works out great.
I'm very curious how being 36" tall will help you put gears on faster...
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