So how many of you actually have a working minibot/deployment?

[davidthefat]

Originally Posted by squirrel

By "turn" do you mean you could not steer the robot? or the wheels did not move at all? If it did not steer, that's probably because it's a drivetrain configuration that doesn't work well, like a 4wd (or non-drop center 6wd) long wheelbase bot with sticky wheel tread. Those don't turn.

I am blaming the motor or gear box. It seems that it could not muster up enough torque to actually turn in place. We are using a nano gearbox this year I believe. Now I do not know the specifics, but the middle wheel is dropped 1/6 or 1/8 inch and it is a 6 wheel robot run by only one motor per side. I do not know if that is the problem (I am the programmer). I can ensure my code works. I put my seal of approval on it. It turns when moving forward (like how a car would turn), but zero point turning seems to fail. Our chain broke, so we left early today. I will investigate more tomorrow