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| (...) Actually, I think what he's suggesting is a pretty good idea. I usually test most of my sumo robots this way. Place the robot next to a wall. If you don't want to damage a wall with a big, powerful robot, :) use a book held against the floor (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| (...) My main concern isn't spending money on batteries, that's just something that popped in my head when I was listing our questions I had about the 6 motor solution. My main concern is getting half-way through the tear-down/rebuild process only (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| (...) Thanks Brian, I doubt I will attempt your suggested test of driving into a wall (this scares me very much!) but I hear what you are saying. Based on Steve's reply, I have decided that 6 motors pushing is better than 4. Since I have already (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| (...) It's been my experience that a robot with 6 motors will push harder than a robot with 4 motors. (...) If you're concerned about spending money on batteries, your best bet is to go with a 2 motor robot. If you want to build a really strong sumo (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| (...) Great. My method was to combine the motor outputs down to two axles (left & right) and then do the gearing down/up. I also played with running the "boost" motors at a different gear ratio than the other four, but wasn't sure it would help (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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