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Re: pic: Wave Robotics Drive Teaser

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Originally Posted by Tom Line View Post
That is an awesome design. I'm curious - when you're driving on flat ground, how to you insure that your bumper stays in the mandatory bumper zone? Obviously you must be using some type of automated articulation.... pneumatics perhaps?
Notice that the two wheels shown are both on the same solid piece of metal. When they are touching the floor, the pivot point is going to be at a certain height just because of geometry. No active control is needed.
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