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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson
I suspect that having more weight on the forward wheels will make it harder to turn. The robot will tend to try to pivot around a point farther forward, making it try to slide the trailer hitch sideways. Weight on the back wheels will tend to put the pivot point farther back, doing a better job of keeping the trailer from resisting the turn.
The TechnoKats' robot has its center of mass extremely far back, and it turns great.
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I've gotten advice that supports your claim and advice that claims exactly the opposite. A team with waaay front weight swears by it, and a team with waaay back weight swears by it, and a third team with waaaaaay balanced weight swears by it! I think this requires either {rambling science discussions} or {just trying it and seeing what happens}.