ballbot (atticusrussell)FirmwareConfidence: Medium

Wheel odometry is off 1.2x to 1.45x on a full turn, so the calibrated wheel distance will never match the 0.156 m CAD track width, and the simulator would otherwise be tuned against a robot that does not exist.

Impact Analysis

Persona

Firmware Engineer

Team Size Impact

5x Multiplier

Prototype Delay

3 Days

Est. Annual Cost

$30,000

1 user · 1 month240 min
Rest of team960 min
Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

atticusrussell/ballbot Issue #257: Calibrate LR_WHEELS_DISTANCE for skid-steer scrub

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 26-27 2026 (Oct 26 12:41 PM ET through Oct 27 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-27: issue/PR/thread read; title and state confirmed.