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Re: pic: Team 254 2006 Robot 1

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Originally Posted by Henry_222
Just for the record... adding motors normally does not increase pushing ability, just range of top speed.
It most certainly does increase pushing ability. More motors means more torque, which as long as you haven't exceeded friction*Normal Force means more pushing ability.

If you meant to say it increases pushing ability at higher speeds, you'd be correct, but it definitely does not increase the top speed of the robot.
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