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Re: Turning on the bridge

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Originally Posted by pfreivald View Post
I've seen plenty of turning on the bridge, but not to triple-balance. A zero turn radius and an omnidirectional drive is probably essential to pull this off.
Why would omnidirectional drive be essential? If there's a sideways bot on the bridge, surely the other two could push it into position - especially with the low-friction HDPE. If there's one thing we've learned about balancing, it works best when only one robot is moving.
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