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Originally Posted by EricH
Back that statement up. I'll wait.
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The reason you would want to do this is because it prevents the friction of a standard 4 wheeled pneumatic as well as, a 6 wheeled drive that has little to no wheel drop. The amount of centripetal force the robot experiences while turning either on a dime, or steering (like a car) causes the robot to stabilize on the center wheels, allowing it to turn easier... on the other hand, if wheel drop is too small, then the robot will not be able to achieve the same results because it doesn't have enough clearance to get on it's center wheels, this in turn causes more strain on the motors as well as the battery level. So basically what I am getting at is, that all wheel elevation/drops will work fine for their intended purposes, but 0.375" has the upper hand in terms of maneuverability as well as motor strain.