Thread: 6WD vs 8WD
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Re: 6WD vs 8WD

Which was the point I was making, the gearing, not the friction is what limits the force of acceleration and thus the acceleration of the robot. We can come to this conclusion because the acceleration of 25.74 ft/s2 is so unreasonable that it is obviously not the limiting factor. So if it were geared as such, a lighter robot could in theory accelerate faster than other heavier robots.
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