Robot Width

[Molten]

My experience is use a 26x36 bot. It always fits.

A couple of suggestions for reducing this that wasn't mentioned above:

1. Weld, who needs bolts?
2. Instead of bolting directly, use two plates(also angle work in a similar way). One on top and one bottom. Bolt the two members that are currently bolted to the plates instead. That will give you a good durability without extending outward.

The first is ideal if you have the ability, the second is a quick fix that may add a few pounds but will get the job done with relative ease.

[Ty Tremblay]

One thing that must be considered is your BUMPER PERIMETER (which is defined by a string wrapped around your frame). Due to the rules this year, robots cannot extend beyond their BUMPER PERIMETER at any time during a match.

This simply means that while your frame can be less than your maximum dimensions, its size also determines how big the REST of your robot can be horizontally.

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by Molten

My experience is use a 26x36 bot. It always fits.

That's what we thought, until last year....our robot was about 27" wide near the top, and it poked outside the sizing box. The best part is that when we turned the robot around, it poked out the same side of the sizing box at the top.

Yup, the sizing box was not square.

Lesson learned: make the top considerably smaller than the bottom.

(we always start at 26 x 36 but it seems to grow a bit)