The Annual Drives Platform Poll

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The Annual Drives Platform Poll

View Poll Results: Drives Platform
2 Wheels	2	1.10%
4WD	47	25.82%
4 wheels, 2 driven	12	6.59%
6WD	73	40.11%
8WD	5	2.75%
10WD+	5	2.75%
Tank tracks	15	8.24%
Kiwi Drive	4	2.20%
Omni Directional	4	2.20%
Crab Drive	5	2.75%
Swerve Drive	1	0.55%
Wheels? Who needs wheels?	9	4.95%
Voters: 182. You may not vote on this poll

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25-01-2006, 20:07

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Re: The Annual Drives Platform Poll

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Originally Posted by devicenull

Omni wheels aren't all bad, you can do lots of quick turns with them. Among other things I can spin our entire robot around one of the back wheels quite easily. I can't see how 4WD without them would be efficient without them.

been there done that...it's not efficient at all. You either have to have low traction on one pair of wheels (front or back), or hop...a lot. it's NOT fun, especially when you're holding a tetra 7 feet in the air

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