pic: Coaxial Swerve Drive Module with 2-speed Ball Drive and Nitrile Tread

[Kevin Ainsworth]

Originally Posted by Henrique Schmit

I've seen teams who use swerve using their corners to hit other robots' corners and flip them in order to defend. Do you think your octagonal frame is going to be able to still do something like that?

It doesn't look like you have ever played at a competition with us so I don't understand your very specific question.
Did you have a bad experience this year with a octagonal robot?
We do not condone or encourage our drivers to be aggressive.
The octagonal frame does nothing to "flip" robots that I know of.
It's benefit is it maximizes area and wheelbase for a given perimeter.
It also rolls off another robot easier when they are trying to push you.
The question is, should a team be penalized when they build their robot with a low center of gravity and another robot that is top heavy gets flipped accidently?