As an alternative for the three-wheeled base of the [RoboCup Middle Size League](https://msl.robocup.org/) soccer robots of Tech United Eindhoven, an eight-wheeled version was designed consisting of four wheel sets, each having two hub-drive wheels. A full description, including references, can be found at the [corresponding page](http://roboticopenplatform.org/wiki/TURTLE_8-Wheeled_Base) of the [Robotic Open Platform](http://roboticopenplatform.org).