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Re: 8 wheel drive

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Originally posted by Ricksta121
8 wheel drive?! i dont think so. true 8 wheel drive means you have one motor for each wheel not 2 spread across all 8. at least thats what ive been told
Not necessarily. Would you say a 4-wheel drive robot is not "true 4-wheel drive" without independent motors for each wheel? Whether a robot is 2, 4, 6, or 8 wheel drive depends not on the number of motors, but the number of powered wheels.
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