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Re: Underestimating the Trailer

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Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII View Post
We've found that jacknifing the robot/trailer back and forth quickly is a great way to steer. Seems to work better than just plain tank steering.
What kind of drive train did you use when you were jacknifing to steer? Tank? 4WD?

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