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Re: Propulsion that does not involve driving wheels

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Originally Posted by RobotLady View Post
On blowing balls away from the trailer, could you use pneumatic tubing to direct the force and just dump pressure from a tank to create an air jet of some sort?
You can use a pipe-like thing to direct the air. But anything regarding pneumatic tubing, or air ultimately from the on-board compressor simply does not have enough volume to be useful in this way.
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Originally Posted by tjwoodin View Post
Also you could use a fan to blow above your robot to force it down and increase traction but maybe thaat is a violation of the rules?
I don't know why it would violate any rules, assuming the safety aspects were covered. An increase in "weight" (more accurately, downforce) would provide more friction and therefore traction.
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