Thread: Honest opinion on 2017 drivetrains
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Re: Honest opinion on 2017 drivetrains
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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
<snip> a 4WD is fine if it's wide enough.

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OR if two of the wheels are not super grippy (e.g. omniwheels or just hard plastic wheels)

For that matter, I'm not sure that a simple 2WD with center wheel drives and casters front and back wouldn't be just fine this year. Don't let a ball get you high centered but that is true for pretty much any drive. High centering is never a good thing even if your robot can recover...

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