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Re: pic: Did you guys find the awesome KOP robot cart kit?

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Originally Posted by Ricksta121 View Post
You would be surprised how many teams make complicated, expensive, and/or non working custom chassis when they get one that works in the KOP. A little effort can turn the KOP chassis into viable robot platform. 121 has used it since 2005 with great success. The amount of time and money the KOP chassis saves is amazing.
This is an engineering decision. Is it worth it to make a custom chassis? Can we modify the KOP Chassis to fit our needs? What resources are available? If a team decides to make a custom chassis because the KOP one isn't going to work for them, that's a good decision. If a team uses the KOP because it works for them, that's a good decision.

And then there are the teams who turn the KOP chassis into a cart.
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