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Wheels instead of Treads
For this years game we did not see an advantage with treads. Treads for a robot that has a low center of gravity has been proven to be extremely powerful. For this game we did not plan to push other people around like we did last year, so we designed a drive-train that let us be very agile and quick. We used 6 inch pneumatic wheels because to incorporate treads into our drive-train it would be very difficult. Also we wanted to be fast, accurate, and agile. We also chose treads because wheels have been easier to change out if we had to for some reason.
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