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Unread 26-01-2004, 08:42
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Wink Re: Effectiveness of Casters

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Originally Posted by Solace
although It's possible one could make a casterbot that worked reasonably well, I can tell you from experience that looking for a 2 wheel 2 caster drive train is in general the easiest way to pick out the inexperienced teams from the crowd. The casterbots that manage to retain even a mediocre level of competitiveness are few and far between.

4 wheel drive works fine. 6 wheel drive works better still.
In short, avoid casters AT ALL COSTS. They will be your downfall.

I disagree ........

We are a very experienced team (34), we will be utilizing some very cool casters, we will be on top of the platform, and we WILL be competitive.

You just have to think outside that norm a little ........
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