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Re: Robot ideas

a cool idea for a drivetrain:
Tankdrive w/shuffle
imagine your basic tank drive, with a pair of tracks mounted so that they are perpendicular to the other tracks --> |=| the second set of tracks are attached to a system of pneumatics that allow it to be raised or lowered. what results is a robot that has exceptional stability, traction, and mobility. if you can handle the engineering challenge that is...
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