Hexagon / Octagon frame with Swerve

[Travis Schuh]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

I don't think you'll see much of a wedging effect, given that bumpers exist.

We noticed a wedging effect with our robot this year. The geometry of the octagonal bumpers helped us get into the low goal pocket in situations where I don't think a square robot would have succeeded.

Another advantage of having an angled side is that you can adjust your aim when shooting even with someone pushing on your bumper (that is if you aren't doing a turret on top of swerve).