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Re: Moment of inertia and turning performance

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Originally Posted by IKE View Post
... and repeating the experiement would make for a very nice paper and possibly a cool sciencefair project.
Personally I like to drive the full-weight robot at full speed into a brick wall while it has bumpers on. Driving it in at various angles so the corners hit also helps.

Why? Usually a frame stays square "just fine" until an impact. Then things can get bent out of shape.
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