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Unread 08-07-2013, 01:16
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Re: pic: 6CIM WCD

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post
Yup.

Our ground clearance was awkwardly too high to keep them out, and too low to drive over them.

Looking at skirts, etc... The easiest solution was to go to larger wheels.
Funny. We went to larger wheels for fear of not being able to make it over the "bump" with our original 3" wheels. At that point, a standard zip honestly would not fit under our robot. Oops.
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