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Re: Robot Size and Shape: What's Best?

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Originally Posted by sdcantrell56 View Post
I really don't see it being any more difficult to build an arm for the 4 foot robot to reach for the top than say a 5 footer, and the added defensive capabilities and presumably more robust design just did not seem like something to give up. Just my 2 cents
This sounds like a very familiar discussion....we have tenatively decided to let the robot decide what works best, 4 or 5 foot. Hopefully, testing will show us which way to go.