rovemax XL3 not developing full speed

[king of nowhere]

i read on this forum that with the rovemax xl3 wheels you can make 100 m/s. i have to scan a baobab tree, and i thought great, i will spend less time looking for one.

i made a rover with 4 of these massive wheels, and very little else, just to keep it light and go faster.

https://imgur.com/a/IaW6wn8

and still it won't go above 15 m/s.

what about the promised 100 m/s? why it's not going anywhere near that speed?

[jimmymcgoochie]

XL3 wheels will only go really fast if you alternate left and right steering- they torque steer a bit like tank tracks, but for some reason if you’re already moving they add a huge amount of acceleration too which can result in very high speeds.

[king of nowhere]

ok, fixed. thanks