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Re: Team Update 5

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Originally Posted by writchie View Post
This pretty much invalidates the strategy of transferring the bulk of the trailer weight to the wheels of the robot (through CG), increasing the normal force on driven wheels by as much as 30 lbf.
Any change in nominal force designed to give a traction advantage is illegal, and is inferred here in the Q&A.

No change in the rules, just a clairification.
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