Thread: Friction Puzzle
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Re: Friction Puzzle

I did the math a couple of days ago. Using a simple model of friction, the robot will not move.

However, if you can get those unhelpful wheels to start sliding, it will move just fine. Just spin them quickly (perhaps alternating directions as rapidly as you feel comfortable doing) and they'll essentially lose much of their friction.