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Re: Best Body shape?

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Originally posted by dddriveman
What do you think the best shap of a robot body is?

i.e triangle
square
circle
Driveman,
The shape of the robot shouldn't be determined ahead of time. As you design your mechanism, let the robot chasis grow organically around it. A perfect melding of form and function.

This way, you'll have plenty of room to integrate the kill-saws.

Seriously... a simple square "base" with some mechanism on top usually works well. Some teams design their robot chasis/drive ahead of time. Some tweak these designs to accomodate a "ball chute" or other mechanism. Others design the robot around the mechanism, or make the chasis itself part of the mechanism.

Do whatever you feel comfortable with.

John
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