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Re: 375 LBS??

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
Not to take anything away from your great looking drivetrain, but pushing 375 pounds of mass sitting in a chair is not the equivalent of having 375 pounds of pushing force. The coefficient of friction between the chair legs and carpet is certainly less than 1.0, so the actual pushing force would be less than that.

That said, beautiful drivetrain.
True, but a robot on wheels (while unpowered of course and parallel to our own wheels) should theoretically have a lower coefficient of friction than the chair? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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