Minibot pulling away from pole

[Brandtlamonte]

Balance it at the bottom (assuming your minibot is the same as ours) to tension the wheels against the pole, or on the outside edge. If that doesnt work, try a different spot. Are you using magnets? Our team used magnets and we were slipping, added more magnets - no slip

[Sb28000]

Our current minibot does not have magnets attached; however, we previously had tried to use them. Currently, we were using a Tetrix axle at the bottom to allow the wheels to remain parallel to the pole, but it still continued to pull away. Thank you, we will try to put on some magnets tomorrow during the practice matches when we have time.

[Matt704]

Originally Posted by Sb28000

Our current minibot does not have magnets attached; however, we previously had tried to use them. Currently, we were using a Tetrix axle at the bottom to allow the wheels to remain parallel to the pole, but it still continued to pull away.

Your axle may not be positioned in the right place. It probably needs to be lined up closer to the middle of the wheels.

Here is what we did originally. Hopefully you can see it, but since it is on facebook you may have to be friends our mentor who posted it to be able to see it.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1775071903972

[IKE]

Keep tramming in the lower axle. It has a ton to do with efficiency and keeping the minibot on the pole. A little off will cause a lot of scrub and may cause it to eject itself.

Our architecture is derivative of the 166 youtube style bot. We literally built about 10 versions of it until we were satisfied enough for Kettering.