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    Re: Casters —Adrian Drake
   It might be thus: When the motors engage, there's some torque in the body that would tend to lift the nose of the vehicle up (think of a dragster, how it pops a wheelie under acceleration). Thus, when under acceleration, the front of the vehicle is (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: Casters —Juergen Stuber
   (...) Yes, that's my impression too. From the pictures it seems that the caster joint is made from a single plate with holes, which creates a lot of friction because the axle cants(?) under weight. A better design would be to use two plates at some (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 

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