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Unread 11-01-2011, 10:55
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Re: Drivetrain First Thoughts?

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Originally Posted by Tom Line View Post
Yes, most bots were long 6 wheel in '07. However, there was an added issue: to be a good robot you had to be able to ramp easily, and most ramps couldn't handle bots in a wide configuration.
Heh Heh Yeah...


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Originally Posted by davidthefat View Post
Have you guys realized that there were no height limitations during the game? that means technically if we can physically do it, we can make a 15 ft robot? Now what is the physical limit of the height before it become unstable? Now its some calculation with torque or something, but unfortunately I got an F on that test...
If you keep your arm light 15 feet is pretty simple to do. You can also deploy various outriggers to help keep you stable. But I have to ask, why would you consider this? You never need to go higher than 10'.
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