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Re: Smaller Diameter Wheels - What's the advantage?

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Originally Posted by gorrilla View Post
The only disadvantage I can see would be if two robots had the same gearing(motors+transmissions+chain reductions)
The robot with smaller wheels would have a lower top speed,
But it would accelerate faster.
how is this a disadvantage?

When we design, we calculate a gear ratio and wheel size based on desired speeds.