pic: Mecanum Wheels at their Day Job

[Ian Curtis]

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[Taylor]

I have seen Mecanum and Omni wheels in industry quite a bit lately, and usually not in contact with the floor (as shown in the OP). My favorite use so far was at a water park, where omniwheels were used on a platform, much like the picture in the OP, to move around the big family water rafts. I would liked to have taken a picture, but I liked more to not have taken a camera on a water slide.

[Brandon Zalinsky]

But can it strafe on the bump?

[anthonyttu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlmKcohyXG0

[Taylor]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlmKcohyXG0

Excellent. Scissor lift and mecanum on the same machine. Let the FRC-design flaming commence!

[pwnageNick]

Watching a Mythbusters episode (Propane tank rocket/pain tolerance) I saw a Window motor and mecanum wheels within a 10 second period.

-Nick

[IndySam]

I love how all MB's data collection is now done by NI guys using cRio's and Labview.

[jwfoss]

If anyone was interested in those wheels specifically, I believe they are manufactured/distributed by Kornylak (http://store.kornylak.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=7).

[Madison]

Excellent. Scissor lift and mecanum on the same machine. Let the FRC-design flaming commence!

It'll never make it to Einstein.

[Andrew Schreiber]

It'll never make it to Einstein.

It'll never make it past inspection.

[jeremy callahan]

Just like to point out, that youtube video was 2:17 that is thunderchickens number. Sorry just hooked on frc adding my .02 cents

[ehfeinberg]

It'll never make it past inspection.

Our 2008 robot had both mecanum wheels and a sissor lift! And we would have made it to nationals if not for a potentiometer breaking.:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aioozeSU2RE&feature=related

[Peck]

It'll never make it past inspection.
on last year's rules, sure. Maby this year making something like that will be the game (chance is lower then water game but you never know)