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Originally Posted by tim-tim
From the blog on the drive module, he states that there is a reduction through gears and another through chain. This essential provides a two speed transmission with two different driving characteristics. This will allow for a change of speed and torque. The omni-wheels still provide more degrees of freedom for the robot to move in, than IFI traction wheels.
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If there is no powered movement in the lateral direction, they don't. However, I'm tempted to believe that 148 did put in the "kicker drive". I just don't see why they would choose an articulating drive like this if they couldn't strafe controllably.
I really like how the traction wheels are geared differently than the omni wheels. Simpler than shifting indeed!
Adam, when most of us look at your robots, we aren't thinking, "How Creative!" What we are thinking is more like, "Holy Crap!" - Richard Wallace [more] 
28-02-2011, 13:57
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