How can we drive on this new floor?

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Enigma's puzzle

Sorry to break it too you all but tank drive is going to be a pain, Tank drive has an axis of rotation around the center of the robot. BUT you have a trailer, you are going to be dragging the trailer wheels side ways it will be a battle.

Also the trailer anytime that you backup you will jack knife almost immediately, then you will be unable to control your backwards motion, turning with the trailer.

Hate to break it to you, but a lot of teams have some innovative programming planned. *hint hint* *wink wink*

There are always ways to work around obstacles...even if they're on the moon.

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Hate to break it to you, but a lot of teams have some innovative programming planned. *hint hint* *wink wink*

There are always ways to work around obstacles...even if they're on the moon.

Eh, figure it's time to stick my nose in here.

Anyway, Titan's idea about augmenting the robot's downward force is an interesting one. Keep working on that, you really could have something there.

Folks, FIRST just took the box we've all been thinking in and ripped it to pieces. Even a kit chassis is stuck in the high traction environment we've had. It's time to shed all these ideas of how we used to move, and really DESIGN around CONSTRAINTS, much the way the real world works. What you're all seeing and experiencing is a valuable skill, so don't blow this one off.

That being said, I have absolutely NO idea what to advise my team to do... I've spent all of today doing different designs, all of which end halfway when I realize different factors.