Thread: Unique ways of controlling your robot (driving)
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Re: Unique ways of controlling your robot (driving)
I started driving 395's 'bot at the end of the Florida regional. We used to run a single joystick for our tank drive (Y did forward and backwards, X did pivots). I wasn't too fond of the very limited maneuverability the system provided though, so now we've gone dual joystick (using only Y axis to control the forward and backwards of each tread.) It's much more effective in my opinion. Although I always wanted to try a game controller, since I'm an avid Xbox player, and I think it would make the transition from racing game to robot racing easier.
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