[Al Skierkiewicz]

As this is your first year developing a robot, you might be best to use the kitbot chassis to establish a driving base. One of the biggest failings of any team is the failure to get drivers practiced using the robot that will be in competition. I have often advised rookie teams to have a driving base by the end of week two and pick a drive team so they can get a handle on how the base drives and responds to commands. The best base in the world will not make a team win if they still can't drive it in competition. Until the game is announced, you do not know what other functionality you will need to build and test. When putting together the kit don't forget that you musts mount bumpers on it when you drive it. Get the height and wheel size correct so that the bumpers will not be an issue.