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Originally Posted by nuclearnerd
That's really cool! I love the engineering and fabrication that went into this. The only thing I would suggest is to consider a way to lock your differentials if necessary (either with a limited-slip design, or a pneumatic clutch). Right now, if your robot loses traction on any corner (going over a field obstacle, or being lifted in defense), the unloaded wheel will spin freely, sapping all power from that side of the bot. (unless I'm misunderstanding the design)
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indeed you are. this is an inverse differential not a normal differential. the wheels are locked together in speed so it doesn't matter if any of them lose traction. you can see the chain routing, it's impossible for any of the paired wheels to move at a different speed than the wheel it's paired to.
Here is a bonus pic, almost like a kit.
https://i.imgur.com/QohIBXS.jpg