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Re: pic: DS Swerve on the field

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Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi View Post
I hate being "that guy" but I'm just wondering, what was the point of doing an inverted drivetrain?

This is not supposed to be a slight towards the creativity of this or the fact that you technically built TWO fully functioning swerve drives, but I just don't see the point considering how low your CG is and that chances of flipping perfectly onto the opposite side would be rare to none. Was it purely for the fun and challenge or did you think it would come into play? I'm sure the learning experience for the kids was pretty awesome though!

-Akash
!350 did something similar with skid steer and did flip perfectly onto the other side in Boston, and if you don't, 2 wheels are still touching the ground at all times so you could drive into the bump or a wall to flip the rest of the way.
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