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Re: Has 6 wheeled designs surpased tank treads

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Originally Posted by colt527
I would have to say that 6 wheel drive systems are much better for rookie to intermediately skilled teams for many reasons. The first being that 6 wheel drive systems are much easier to design and build. For a efficient 6 wheel drive system, you don't need any complex tools....
psst...don't tell these guys that treads require complex tools...



the truth is that a 'bot is only as complicated as you make it. granted, it may be easier to over-complicate a tank-bot, if you design with simplicity and machinability in mind, i expect it could be built with band-saws and drills.
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