pic: CAD by Cal (left) and electrics by Linus (right)

[Mr V]

Originally Posted by billbo911

If this design is durable enough to stand up to the rigors of a full FRC season, then there is no reason at all to move to aluminum.

I just assumed it would be a logical choice. Sorry if my assumption was incorrect. I just don't see many, if any, teams using laser cut plywood, so the assumption was that it is not suitable for competition.

This design has a lot of things going for it, I just though it was a "prototype" to a final design. My bad.

I'll admit that I was a little skeptical the first time I saw one of the local team's machines but watching it and seeing how it held up made a believer out of me. One year they made it to CMP after attending two Regionals and taking a close look at it part way through CMP and it showed no signs of being fazed by all the use and action.