Visualizing the 54in cylinder

[Nuttyman54]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

I suspect the most appropriate suggestion from the inspectors is going to be something like "Go build a smaller robot. We'll help however we can." I wonder how many teams can bring a spare KOP chassis box for just such an occasion.

Hopefully a few per regional, but with the PDV for the kit base this year, I suspect there will be many fewer available because veteran teams who usually build custom frames won't have it just lying around...

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

Hopefully a few per regional, but with the PDV for the kit base this year, I suspect there will be many fewer available because veteran teams who usually build custom frames won't have it just lying around...

The only good thing about this situation is that teams that didn't know about the new size box are probably the same teams that didn't know they could opt out of the Kitbot. Hopefully they at least wondered why it was so small for long enough to open the rules.

If not, the old Kit rail is somewhat adaptable. Cut it just short of the middle holes for an 8WD and you have an unevenly spaced, zero drop six wheel drive ready to go. It *should* turn...