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Re: pic: 2016 Robot Reveal - Plasma Robotics 2403 - Rocker-Bogie

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Originally Posted by trumpthero786 View Post
Hi there. Great video and awesome robot! I have one question, though. Why do you have one omniwheel on each side? I'm not too familiar with the double wheel setup you guys have. Is it for pivoting?
The omni wheels are so that we can turn the robot. Without those our wheelbase is too long and the robot doesn't smoothly turn.
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