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Re: Wood Chassis vs. Kit Frame

The photo of 1501's dent (and Chris's description of the damage to their robot from the same collision) got me to thinking...and I found this thread, and am offering a status report. Our robot Major Tom has a wood chassis, turret and shooter assembly, and electronics box. We attended two regionals, first Los Angeles where we qualified 4th and lost in the semifinals, then Phoenix where we qualified first and won (with 39 and 1165). There is some slight damage to the robot on the front, above the ball intake, a 2" long crack is visible on the back of the plywood. This area is subject to those tough solid head on collisions in autonomous mode, and has taken a beating. Other than that, the robot has held up just fine, with no apparent problems with any of the wood parts.

We shipped the robot to Atlanta, and hope to see many of you there....you are invited to stop by and take a look and say Hi