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Re: Under 1 sec mini bot

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Originally Posted by Tobot View Post
I predict that all of the fastest minibots will mount their wheels directly on the motor shafts. Our minibot team identified this as a necessity very early. Unfortunately we didn't have the fabrication abilities or man-hours to make it happen on our minibot.
We've got a solid 2.5-second minibot without doing that, but every attempt we have made to do a direct-mount has resulted in a bot that does not have the torque to climb.

I know it's possible because I've seen it done, we just can't seem to figure out how to do it! (Though we'll be spending a long Saturday tomorrow trying more ideas... We'd be working today if not for the Snowpocalypse.)
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