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Originally Posted by Brandon Holley
I had a quick question about the drive, when the drivetrain actuates itself from the omnis to the "regular" setup, are the 8 wheels in line or are the 4 traction wheels lower?
-Brando
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Good question -- after some extra viewing, especially with the side angle from the tunnel, it appears that the tractions are inline with the omnis. If you think about it, having only 4 wheels on the ground with the outer four corners being the contact points would mean the bot couldn't turn exceptionally well. Yet that is a very agile robot. Thus I'd say it's 8 on the floor. It's practically ingenious, and I'm very curious to know
how the module are actuated. My initial thoughts would be a spring suspension that's pulled up via rope that's attached to a window motor. The modules pivot cocentric to the omnis, thus the bumper zone planes never change. I think the rope would stretch over time though. Hmm.
Ingenious indeed.