Thread: Has anyone driven over the scoring platform with the KOP AM14U2?
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Re: Has anyone driven over the scoring platform with the KOP AM14U2?
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Originally Posted by Jacob Bendicksen View Post
We tried it with an old 6" Mecanum robot with 40-50 lbs on one side of the drivetrain, and it barely bottomed out on the edge. Its control board, however, is dropped a little, so from what I've seen, 6" Mecanums should work. Strafing isn't great with that kind of off-center weight, though.
Were these tests performed on the plastic scoring platform or was it done on a wooden one?
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