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Re: 2012 Team Update 4

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Originally Posted by compwiztobe View Post
But I think his point is that the robot is already flat on the bridge, the or only requiring one of them to make it legal. And of course what is "flat?"
I think you may be missing some of the physics. Your robot is not adhered to the bridge. Therefore you are lifting the weight off of one set of wheels and putting it all on the others. Yes, it changes the balance, but not necessarily enough to account for the distance raised. Think carefully...
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