Tell me what you think ...
We kept losing communication when the robot was running. After checking every connection, and replacing every component we were perplexed and frustrated. Looking at it and thinking about telecommunications, could this be the solution? Now, call me crazy, but having our radio sandwiched between 4 CIMs and 2 Mini CIMs (see image below) would put it right into an series of magnetic fields. The motors are designed to concentrate the field inside, but I would believe there is still fields generated outwards from the motors. Given all the changes in drive direction, those fields were constantly changing and irregular. So, we moved the radio out away from the CIMs/MiniCIMs and presto, no more communication issues.
Crazy or good scientific solution? Please let us know if we are way off here, or if this logic makes sense.
By the end of week six, I'm sick of looking at the robot enough that stuffing it in a bag is rather cathartic...:rolleyes: - 2544HCRC [more] 
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