More Info on the Micromouse and the Racecar
One of the things we really enjoy about publishing Robots Dreams is that our readers are extremely knowledgeable, passionate, and aren't afraid to tell us that we don't know what we are talking about.
Less than an hour after we wrote about the McLaren F1 race car using the same design approach as Momoco8, the vacuum assisted micromouse robot, Fred took us to task for overlooking the incredible Chaparral 2J:
"You kids don't know nuthin' http://www.chaparralcars.com/ In 1970 Chaparral introduced its most controversial car, the Chaparral 2J. This car had a separate engine to drive two fans that exhausted air from beneath the car to create suction down force."
Sure enough, Fred was exactly right. For more information on this amazing race car design, and perhaps some ideas on how to adapt it for robot use, check out this detailed article.
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