pic: Team 5940 Offseason project

[Sperkowsky]

I would remove the bar stock supports and go with something much more robust. Unless you go with 1/4" stock you are going to have trouble with it bending when any force Is exerted. 1/4" would work but isn't easy to bend with most equipment. Looking at pictures of your bot comparing them really isn't a fair assessment. The bar stock just simply isn't strong enough and will cause headaches.

Try to make something out of more tubing whether angled 1x1s or something else.