Stopping a Triple Balance

[ThirteenOfTwo]

Originally Posted by bam-bam

Not quite.

I'm assuming that you are talking about double/triple balancing (if it was singular, then yes, the robot does not necessarily need high traction). From what I've seen in balancing, it usually comes down to the robots on either end. If you're pushing up two robots with something like mecanum, then what will you do when the bridge tips over to the other side? Back up slowly and risk tipping over the robot on the other end of the bridge (which I've seen was extremely likely) and lose the triple balance?

Many of the more effective triple balancers have robots with special attachments to help them balance. A mecanum, for instance, might have a "stinger" to stop the bridge from tilting too far in the other direction. Depending on the angle of the bridge I could definitely see a low-traction drive like a mecanum having the force to slowly push a higher-traction robot.

You're correct, though, that lower traction certainly would make balancing harder. Does anyone have video of a high-traction and low-traction combo trying to balance?