Thread: What is crab steering??
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I have a question about the speed of crab steering.

If 2 robots are about to hit head on, i.e. you are driving forward, and you move sideways (not turn but move the whole bot with the front still facing in the same direction), then backwards (with the front still facing in the same direction), how quickly does it turn? Is the reponse immediate, or does it take a second for the wheels to turn, and the robot kind of loops around? Does it also depend on the speed/torque of the turning motors?

i would make a diagram but it seems to mess it up when i post it.
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