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Originally Posted by Joe Johnson
Hey Ken,
Long time, no see (though more my fault than yours).
But... ...there you go again making blanket statements that may come back to haunt you.
Of course it is possible to make an 8WD or even a 12WD that is less stable than a 4WD robot going over the bump, I would just caution you about making statements that beg to be proven wrong.
"There are no black swans" only requires 1 observation to be wrong. "Black swans are rare" is a safer statement that is less likely to put egg on the face of the speaker.
Joe J.

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I love blanket statements! It's probably going to come back to haunt me, but what I mean is all the
flat 8 wheel drive I've seen is much less stable than the 4 wheel drive chassis I have in mind. Of course it's possible to make a 8 and 12 WD base stable when going over the bump, but that's beyond all the
flat 8 WD I've seen (rocker bogey comes to mind, as well as other pivoted or pneumatically actuated chassis).
I was so sure of my gut feelings that I convinced my team to choose 4 over 8. I convinced them there is going to be a lot of fights around the bump, and sticking half your base out is probably not the best way to become the king of the hill.
I think this is going to come back to haunt me, but I tend to live dangerously these days...
Besides, I only chose the simple 4 WD because it is well within our manufacturing capabilities to produce. I would love to go crazy, but that will have to be another year in another game when I've gotten used to working with this team...
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Originally Posted by JVN
Team 148's robot will have 14 wheels in the drivetrain.
Seriously.
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I am starting to be really scared of all the drive train that
haven't been posted. Seriously.