Best simple robots based on kit chassis?

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by frcguy

Just trying to show you can build good robots on the kit chassis.

My advice is to find some way to turn this assertion around. That is, until you have proven that you can build a good robot on a (suitably modified) kit chassis, don't even think about building your own chassis. Here, I'm defining "good" as better than (oh, about) 50th percentile seeding at a local event. Once you meet this threshold, seriously think about whether spending more time on a drive train is worth it to your strategy. Unless your team is dripping talent, the answer will probably be that a custom drive train is only worth doing when the game presents unusual challenges.