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Re: pic: Robot in 3 Days: Complete

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Originally Posted by ToddF View Post
Does your 4 wheel drivetrain work on carpet?
It will work, but a 6 wheel with a drop center may work better, the channel has this feature built in to allow for that configuration. The idea was to swap to mechanums and show the difference in performance. Along the way we ran into a few problems.

First we did not have all the hubs we needed to mount the mechanums or it would have needed spacers to use to the FlexHub Flanges. Second, on test day we found out our game pad was busted and we had to drive the robot missing the second Y axis. This took some remapping of our brains to get it oriented, Mechanum would have been even more difficult.

Another option would be the kit chasis or the kitbot on steroids. Both great setups.

Our advice? Get a reliable drive completed and out of the way and then focus on your gameplay.
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