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Re: Variable Diameter Wheels

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Originally Posted by greencactus3
yup. thats what i was talking about.. such an ugly rc truck tho lol.
obvously that toy's rideheight changes a considerable amount. have we figured olut if thats good or not in our robots?
I'd say it's almost certainly not a good thing, for several reasons; it's easy for the car to lift itself up, but a 120 lb. robot will have a harder time supporting its own weight, I should think. Beyond that it can depend on the game and the robot, but changing the height of the robot certainly makes it harder to be certain of where anything is for autonomous or even just operation, although I doubt this would be as much of an issue as the weight thing.
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