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Re: Hypothetical Situation - Stairs

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Originally Posted by Cyberphil View Post
What I meant was the usefulness of this. The only thing this (What I guess you would call a drive train) is made for is climbing stairs. This could potentially be used on a bot, but the usefulness of it is what I would question.
Actually, if properly configured, this design allows for omnidirectional movement (similar to mecanum drive) as well (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uynm...ature=related).