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Unread 28-01-2011, 23:30
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Re: Minibot Falling Solutions

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Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday View Post
What do people think about backdriving the motors down the pole?
We tried to reverse power ... doesn't work for our design.

What does work for us, assuming the bot stays up .... is to shake the pole just a little and the thing comes down either backdriving or falling.

Either way, its a good thing if we can catch it.
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