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Re: Tank Drive vs. Omni Directional Drive

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Originally Posted by ratdude747 View Post
tank with omni's in the back. the thought was to increase traction and be able to turn around the ball.
We thought of this for a second, but in 2008 we used a caster bot with single supports in the front and back for the drive configuration and with this drive system it was common to overturn because of the ease of turning, and when examining this, 4w omni, configuration we began to fear spinning out of control.
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