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by TylerE 2177 days ago
Almost think the ultimate solution here would be 2 motors, one per side, and skid steer action. Can then pivot in place, or turn at any radius desired. Would map quite naturally to the two joystick control system too.

You can drive all 4 wheels then which will do even better off-road, and the suspension actually gets a lot simpler since you can totally do away with streering and all the assocaited geometry.

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The problem with skid-steer is that it tears up surfaces with high-traction tires.