Thread: New wheels / floor and encoders for position.
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Re: New wheels / floor and encoders for position.
Your encoder wheel doesn't have to rob (much) traction from the rest of your robot. If you mount a fifth rover wheel on a swing arm or something similar, it will use only its own weight for traction. Then it's just a question of how good of a bearing do you need. ABEC 7 anyone?