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Re: pic: 2011 Team 498 Robot

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Originally Posted by whackedwatchdog View Post
I'm curious, in the final design, will you be using only two CIMs for your drivetrain? Will the other two be used (needed?) for the arm? Looking at the picture (the angle makes it a little difficult to tell), it looks like only the front (I guess?) wheels are powered, are you leaving the omni wheels unpowered? If so, why?
we are using four cims for drive and using the toughboxes all four wheels are chained. The arm will be using 2 window motors linked together to allow the arm to stay in place and 2 pneumatic cylinders for arm extension and control
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