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Question for builders
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Fri, 24 Feb 2006 04:00:39 GMT
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How are people's experience with those rubber tracks that come with Mindstorms
kits?
Can they handle alot of weight and still turn?
I've seen them used in early 'obt competitons, but haven't seen much of them
lately.
I made a quicl little track platform that I may expand on, if the tracks can
handle the weight--
http://sandysparky.net/blog/00000419.php
How's everyone else doing?
Dave K
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) My experiences with tracks were short lived...before I could get to the issue of lots of weight, I couldn't even get past the turn part--I found they weren't really accurate. Victor and I had tried one early on the "kBot" marble robots. It (...) (19 years ago, 24-Feb-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I don't particularly like the treads, because they don't run as smoothly, so I don't use them much. I tried my robot with the synchro drive and its not working out for me either, so i think I'm gonna try out the adder/subtractor drive system (...) (19 years ago, 24-Feb-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I LOVE the tank treads. MANY of my unsuccessful robots use them for the Rx games. If I recall, the bot that was more or less KING of the Hill had 3 PAIRS of tank treads. I mean, look at this GREAT pic of me, holding my WINNING robot entry. (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) How's everyone else? Ummm lets just say... if I had a nickel for every bot I have built that worked at home, I would be a poor woman.... and in this case if I had a nickel for every bot I built that doesn't work... I still would be broke. (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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