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Re: belt drive VS chain drive

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Originally Posted by piersklein View Post
6 wheel drop center: reliable drive system you shouldn't have much trouble with
Before going that route...

Is there any particular application for this robot? Terrain you expect it to encounter?


And I will note that I've seen teams have a lot of trouble with 6WD drop center. Not in the 6WD drop center part, mind you, in the execution of said 6WD drop center.
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