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Re: 8 MINI-CIM SWERVE

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Originally Posted by Whippet View Post
Some inspiration was taken from that thread, yes, but my team had decided that the advantage of decagon wheels was negated by having them on a six-wheel tank due to increased bearing friction. In addition, the holonomic configuration was removed due to the reduction in air resistance that resulted from angling all the wheels parallel to the direction of travel.

I am planning to develop a version in the future that uses every legal motor (including window motors to remove the risk of backdrive!)
Scouting at a regional:
"What does your robot do?"

"Well, uhm, it cant shoot, and it cant intake, and it cant score, and it cant turn, but it does fast really really well!"

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