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Unread 11-05-2011, 14:38
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Re: Omni Directional movement for tank drive.

If you watch videos of meltys (google: spinning tortoise), you'll note as soon as they contact something they bounce away in the opposite direction. All the offensive robot would have to do is bump into the melty, and the reaction force would move it back and to the side. The offensive robot would move back a little but much less because it has much better traction.

I admit it would be cool to see, but i don't see it being a viable design for FIRST.
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