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Re: Tips for KitBot

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Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri
We assembled the Kit Bot for early program module development, but are having troubles with traction with the stock wheelchair wheels. I suppose this is from a combination of low robot weight (bare minimum for bot to run mounted), and running the bot on a slick tile floor.

Does anyone have suggestions on how to get more traction from the stock wheels? We are planning on adding more weight over the driven wheels tomorrow, and possible putting zip ties around the wheels.
Big weights. Bolt some big hunks of heavy metal to the top of the frame to get the robot up to weight.

Also, do you have any pneumatic tires you could switch in for the wheelchair ones? They tend to be much better at gripping.
 


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