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Originally Posted by Lifelessimp
With 6 traction wheels, a lot of robots have trouble turning without lowering their center wheels. However, certain teams (team 25 comes to mind) have such a powerful drivetrain that they can skid wheels when turning without a problem. I think they even went 8 wheels this year without anything lowered.  |
Yeah, we prefer to "brute force" our turns. We use 9x2 skyways. We custom cut them so that the outer wheels slip a little bit more than the inner ones, which helps a lot with turning. We've been going with a similar design since 2003 and have never had a problem with turning at all.
If you want to check out our drive train, we will be bringing a display one from our practice base to Atlanta (you might have seen it at NJ or UTC). Feel free to stop by and look at it. We'd be happy to answer any questions to have about it!