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Re: HDPE or ICE FLOOR

Just a thought

For a completely ice or HDPE floor or track, I wouldn't go with a drivetrain at all, I would do this.

Only problem is that since they don't interact with the floor, they have bad climbing and poor traction.

any rubber-on-floor method for ice/HDPE would have its drawbacks, as there is still a loss of traction involved when the rubber doesn't grip the floor. Not to mention the fact that since the floor is low-friction, it would be hard to stop or turn the bot once it started going. One of these would be complex to build, but any team that attempted it would be granted the engineering award x10, but that's just MHO.
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