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Unread 20-02-2003, 13:06
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It looks like it's used for turning. Those treads have an aweful lot of traction so they need to lower the omni wheels to turn the robot better. My guess is this is for running the robot in high-gear. Low gear should have enough torque to turn the treads.
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