Thread: pic: FRC488 Octocanum.
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Re: pic: FRC488 Octocanum.
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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
Could you elaborate a bit on that please.. How does making the wheelbase longer accommodate rapid changes in direction?
Rapid direction changes + Short wheel base + tall manipulators = Tipping

The longer the wheel base, the less likely you are to tip when accelerating hard or coming to a hard stop.
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