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Originally Posted by LeelandS
I'd be interested to know if the force exerted on the wheels against the carpet by the cylinder that actuates the module would increase the wear rate of the wheel.
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I'm fairly certain it would, but if you reduce the weight carried by the wheel, you reduce the lateral force it can apply to the robot*, which was the point of using such soft tires in the first place.
Edit: Or were you thinking of using more wheels and spreading the load out farther? That would likely increase the tread life, but also increase the cost of replacement both in time and money.
* Unless you are limited not by F=μN, but by the tensile strength of the tread or other consideration.