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Originally Posted by MrForbes
We might all be overthinking this? Our team used the kit chassis, long configuration, with 6" wheels that are just like the 4" kit wheels. We notched the ends of the chassis for wheel clearance, so we could use the normal length belts. We competed in two regionals, and were semifinalists in one, and finalists in the other. No issues with driving. The rocking is a feature, not a problem, it allows the robot to turn easily on carpet. The 6" wheels let us go over the scoring platforms ok.
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If you're holding the stack firmly enough, rocking is a feature that helps you drive. If the stack is being supported from the bottom, rocking is a problem that may well be worse than the problem it solves. The ability to turn while maintaining full traction is nice, but not if it means that you regularly drop a bunch of totes on the carpet in essentially random orientations.