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Unread 17-12-2004, 21:51
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Re: Has 6 wheeled designs surpased tank treads

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Originally Posted by MarkVH
We have been useing treads since be for I joined the RoboDawgs. We do not have problems with dying batteries. We've only had problems going straight.
That's actually somewhat surprising. It seems to me that a tread system would "naturally tend" to go straighter than a wheeled system since it is harder to turn. But perhaps this was just because of the bias in your drill motors. Maybe you could elaborate a little.
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