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Originally Posted by Joe Ross
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That's great for powering over the bump, inertia for sure.
Thinking back to 2010's bumps, I've been pondering a software-activated mechanism that features a rear-mounted pneumatic mechanism "stinger pair" (two pistons, on each side of the rear bumper); it would be activated when the pitch (rotation about the Y axis) angle exceeds X% (an angle that would imply the front wheels were not making contact w/the ground, perhaps confirmed by motor current that is less than the rotational velocity/mass would imply) that would lift the back end and force contact with the front wheels. It'd likely be slower than the beachbot in the video, but it might be kinda cool....