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Re: Self-righting

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Originally Posted by Tim566
can anyone think of a way to reduce the risk of tipping without redesigning the robot or adding much weight? ( our robot is at the weight limit assuming our scale is accurate but I am hoping the scale added weight to the robot that way we have room to make little add-ons come practice day)
Easy! Drive slower, and switch the jumpers on the victors powering your drive motors to coast! The coast setting really does work, because when our driver decides to stop short ( which he usually does), the robot slows down instead of coming to a jolting stop and then flip over. Though I don't think the coast setting works in reverse!
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