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Re: Drive Trains

Good point Jason, this year we were playing with Ackermann drive and so we connected an R/C car control to it (the type with a small 2" diameter steering wheel and trigger throttle, all in a pistol grip) and it worked very well. Then we had an "aha!" moment and asked the programmers to make the new controller work with last year's 6wd drivetrain...and the result is an intuitive way to drive a skid steer robot. And a Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control award!