How to make your robot withstand the beating

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Originally Posted by Jeffy

The most common thing to fail is the drive base.

That depends... We had exactly 0 issues with our drive train this season (first time that's ever happened). We used the AM kit frame.

A good way to minimize the possibility of breaking things is to minimize the number of things that can break. In general, simpler designs will need fewer parts and end up being a little lighter, so you can use that saved weight to build with beefier materials.