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Re: Robot orientation: Long or wide?

In this game, I see a wider stance as being advantageous when fully extended vertically. If pushed from the side, the longer dimension, the robot will be stabilized. If pushed from the rear, the robot should be pushed into the rack, keeping it upright. If pushed from the front, the robot shouldn't be in that configuration anyway and deserves to be knocked over due to poor design/poor handling. As has already been said, wheelie bars are a good thing too.
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