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Wheel Layout/Attachment Design
This might be a trivial question, but what is a better wheel attachment design? Bolting the wheel onto a hub (think car wheel), or supporting the axle at both ends and letting the wheels spin free (or drive the axle itself)? I can think of good and bad aspects of both designs, but what have teams experienced? Our team has stuck exclusively with supporting both axle ends.
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