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Re: 4WD Turning Difficulties

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Originally Posted by squirrel View Post
Why is that a problem? You can locate the center wheels towards the front or rear of the robot to take advantage of this.
But you will still most likely only be driving on four wheels due to the weight in the back of the robot. If that is the case why not just put 4 wheels on your robot but place them closer together. You would get the same effect I think. But I am not sure if that will help out the driving situation.

Has anybody out there built up a 4WD chassis and tried it out on the game surface? I would like to hear about the why things handle if so.