Thread: 4 vs 6 wheels
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Unread 10-02-2010, 22:40
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Re: 4 vs 6 wheels

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Originally Posted by hipsterjr View Post
We think it adds some much of an advantage that we doubled it and going with an 8 wheel design! Unless compensated for, rigid 6 wheel designs tend to slam down when coming over the crest of the bump. We tested two of our past 6 wheel robots that were VERY solid, and wound up breaking a axle on one of them coming down the back side.
An 8 wheeled robot is pretty sweet and if you work it right really effective. Not speaking from experience or anything. I've seen a few videos of teams with both four and six wheel drive systems that look kinda scary going over the bump. So far our wheels actually work with the bump for a smooth ride. I personally don't wanna shake the robot to pieces flying over the bumps.