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Re: 4WD Turning Difficulties

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Originally Posted by ZakuAce View Post
Has anyone seriously considered a robot with two wheels in the middle as the drive wheels and having it pivot? We're thinking it would get good traction, as all the weight (well most of it) would be on the two drive wheels, and the trailer would help balance out the wheels to keep the center of gravity in the middle. Also, the simplicity factor would allow us to spend more time making a way to score.
We considred it for awhile but figured we could not use the hitch to keep us balanced and it was too risky. But we are trying to keep the CG over the rear wheels as much as possible and trying to achieve about the same thing.
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