Combat Robot Wedge Assembly

Front view feedback: **Ground clearance under the wedge is the critical number here.** A 30-45° sloped scoop only works as a wedge if the leading edge sits within a few millimeters of the floor — but your wheels are drawn flush with the same ground line at the corners. If the wheel diameter is large enough that the axle height puts the chassis belly above where the wedge tip needs to be, the front plate won't actually touch the ground and opponents' wedges will get under *you* instead. Worth double-checking: wedge tip height at rest = (wheel radius) − (any suspension compression), and that number should be close to zero. **Wheel exposure is a vulnerability.** The wheels are shown outside the wedge's protected footprint (flush at the very corners, same width as the "Total Width" callout). In combat robotics that's a common weak point — an opposing spinner or wedge can hook a wheel/axle from the side. Many builds either recess the wheels slightly behind the wedge corners or add wheel guards. Not necessarily wrong for your class, but worth a deliberate choice rather than a default. **Polycarbonate lid + sloped front plate material** — if the sloped scoop is also polycarbonate (unclear from this view, but it's drawn as one continuous surface with the lid), that's usually too flexible/brittle for a wedge that's meant to take direct hits and dig under opponents. Wedges are typically hardened steel, aluminum, or titanium; polycarbonate is better suited to the top lid where it protects electronics from debris but isn't a primary strike surface. **Total width 280-320mm** — worth confirming against your weight class's rules if this is for a sanctioned event (footprint limits vary a lot by class/organization).

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