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Re: Examples of wide-based robots using traction and omni wheels

I think the post right above yours answered your question...

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Originally Posted by Donut View Post
My team used a wide robot with kit wheels in the front and omni-wheels in the back for the 2008 season, after doing this in a long configuration had worked out well the year before. In the end I think the robot ended up turning too well as we only had one or two students who could actually drive the thing and it still fish-tailed or spun out on occasion during matches [...]
I found a video of ours with some of our practice driving, skip ahead to about 1 minute in to see the robot actually driving around:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZRYY...nCcI2E3HOLmYKZ
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