Thread: Never Do This, and Other Good Ideas Gone Bad
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Re: Never Do This, and Other Good Ideas Gone Bad
Historically, Drive-trains have not been our strong suit.

In 2002, 2004, and 2005 we used 4 wheel drives using rubber wheels on all 4 corners in a long base configuration. None of those robots turned very well at all, and one of then had a tendency to leave the ground while attempting to turn...

In 2006 and 2007 we decided we were going to try out Omni Directional wheels coupled with IFI High Traction Wheels. For some reason, still unknown to me, we chose not to power the omni wheels and only powered the traction wheels... These didn't turn all that well either...

Since then, there have been two unspoken drive-train rules on our team: No long base 4WD and No Un-powered Wheels.
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