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Originally Posted by redfancy
Wheel-wise, we want pneumatic wheels for sure. We have 8-inch wheels from our original bot, but because we want to upgrade from a 6WD to an 8WD (moat), we want to switch to 6-inch wheels for frame perimeter reasons. Our major concern is being able to get over drive obstacles-have any teams run into issues with 6-inch wheels on obstacles?
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I've driven a basic robot with six 6" pnuematic wheels over wooden defenses. It was built on an AndyMark frame from 2012. For motors and gearboxes, it had two CIMs and a ToughBox Mini on each side. There were no bumpers, but it had no problem crossing defenses, even the rock wall. However, I don't think that frame would fit eight 8" wheels; there wasn't a lot of free space between the 6", so I think six 8" would be a very tight fit, if they fit at all. I haven't seen the AM chassis this year though, so it might be different.
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