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Re: 3-wheeled robots

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Originally Posted by shannieliz View Post
My thinking is that if you have three wheels, wouldn't it tip?
If you have the two wheels in the front, and one on the back?

Think of it as a two wheeled robot. It would sway from side to side because of all the weight.



Don't you think?
We used some variation of a 3-wheel drivetrain in 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2008. No tips.

Edit: Actually, that is not exactly true. In 2003, our robot screamed around and up the ramp on two wheels to unstack the totes in about 6 seconds during automous. But that was tipping on purpose!

Last edited by Meredith Novak : 07-01-2009 at 17:57. Reason: I had a thought