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Re: broken robot DOOMS an alliance
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Originally Posted by Sunshine View Post
Is it possible to spin in place while being attached to a trailer with 2 straight wheels? I realize that the conditions are "slippery" but are they that "slippery"
If the CoF is truely .06 then the robot will have ~9 lbs of thrust (assuming 150 lbs of robot) and the trailer will have 1.2 lbs of traction and thus can be spun in place.

This all assumes you get off the carpeted area.
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