Hammer (the new team bot) has been updated with 2 new chain drive wheels to make the total wheel count to a whopping 6! These new wheels are smaller than normal wheels so they don't normally touch the ground when on flat ground. This is good because the new wheels are attached using chains and if those chains were to break it would slow down the robot. The wheel could also make it harder to turn because of it being in the center and touching the ground.
You're probably wondering, "why did you put it on if it doesn't touch the ground?" We put it on because it would make it possible to reach the high scoring platform (or any platform at all). Now we can reach the high goal pretty much every time if we go on it straight on a flat edge of the square.
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