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Unread 01-15-2006, 09:24 PM
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Re: do tracks and wheels together make a better robot?

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
we were talking about tank treads that do not have idler wheels. The photos posted in this thread are the 1st bots Ive seen that do have idler wheels (the right way to use threads)

un-necessary 3 motor designs are designs that dont need 3 motors on each side -it depends on what else the drive train can do. If a bot can spin its wheels against a wall, then putting more motors on it does nothing but spin the wheels faster

and spinning the wheels faster does not give you any additional pushing force.

[Ken hides back under his desk :^) ]
but it lets you gear higher and = faster top speed. depending on how well you can control it.. but same with cars. who needs a car that goes 200mph... but people still buy because it has a high top speed. the potential. and just because they can... which we cant.. boo
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