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Re: Crab Drive Questions

Thanks for the replies. They're not so much discouraging of a crab drive as they are encouraging for a skid steer bot. The video for 1629 is definitely better than the results we were getting, so we will need to continue development on our kit bot.

Another added benefit I can see to a skid steer is that there aren't any required chains or cables traversing across the bot, which would potentially interfere with a ball collection effort. We'll put crab drive on the shelf for now, and revisit in the offseason if we're bored.

Thanks.