wheeled robot club 2014

[colin340]

This is the super fun club for teams that use wheels on the robot.

TEAM 340 has wheels

[instantcake]

High five! Spectrum 3847 reporting in with wheels.

[lucas.alvarez96]

Nice, we've got wheels as well! Finally, my team's robot belongs in a club! :D

[TikiTech]

Tiki Techs are rocking a 6 WHEEL west coast drive...

We love wheels so much we even included them in out pickup system

GO WHEELS!!

[dellagd]

I.. think we have wheels on our bot? Its kinds hard to tell... :rolleyes:

[bduddy]

I don't have a robot :(

Can I start my own club?

[Boe]

2175 has wheels!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I nominate 1717 to be the president of the club.

[SenorZ]

Team 4276 uses rotation-to-translation converters, similar to your "wheels."

[Michael Corsetto]

I nominate 1717 to be the president of the club.

Agreed. I'd thought we'd be in the lead with 14 Banebots wheels. I was so wrong...

[mrnoble]

Can my team join if we change our design to go with wheels too?

[pabeekm]

Team 900 has wheels... but we just park in the corner and never use them. :(

[PayneTrain]

This thread is just so http://jamieutt.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/pixar_brave_2012-wide.jpeg

[EDesbiens]

Hey! 2626 got wheels too!

[Brady713]

Hey! Team 2648 has wheels too!

[Pretzel]

I feel as though this thread is demeaning and discriminatory towards robots like ours which employ tank treads as a mode of transportation instead of wheels. I'm disappointed that the FIRST community could be so blatantly offensive to segregate robots by those with wheels and those without.

This, of course, is assuming that we're talking about wheels that directly contact the ground rather than all wheels (including those acting as a pulley). If it includes all wheels, I see no issues here.

[cj3958]

Team 3958 has wheels. 14 of them to be exact :cool:

[JohnFogarty]

I for one an waiting for a team to employ the use of a giant quad-copter.

[Andrew Lawrence]

Depending on your definition of wheel, 256 may have had some. Ours weren't perfectly round, but instead were made up by a near infinite amount of small straight lines, so that's somewhat similar.

[cbale2000]

703 here with 16 wheels (I assume we're also counting collectors).

http://s30.postimg.org/62nrka66p/Robot_Full.jpg

[pmangels17]

Just in drivetrain, 271 has twelve wheels! Well, we combined them two at a time with a lathe and some seat of the pants engineering to make six wheels, but so far its been unrivaled traction! Gotta love six two inch wide wheels with roughtop, plus six CIM's and two speeds.

[cadandcookies]

Do decagons count as wheels?
(http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/36127)

[BBray_T1296]

Do decagons count as wheels?
(http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/36127)

Oh god! Why must you bring up the most infamous of chiefdelphi post of all time

[cadandcookies]

Oh god! Why must you bring up the most infamous of chiefdelphi post of all time

You mean the best CD post of all time.

[Pault]

Do decagons count as wheels?
(http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/36127)

Calling them wheels is demeaning to the decagons. Why on earth would anybody create a traction device that only contacts the ground with an (theoretically) infinitely small area? It's almost as dumb as slowing down motors so you don't drive as fast.

[SenorZ]

Calling them wheels is demeaning to the decagons. Why on earth would anybody create a traction device that only contacts the ground with an (theoretically) infinitely small area? It's almost as dumb as slowing down motors so you don't drive as fast.

I know, and that sweet "clumpity clumpity clumpity" sound of a 4 decagon drivetrain going at full speed...

[Max Boord]

48 wheels (12 per mecanum) WE WIN!

Im truly surprised no one has taken my idea yet.

[s0uthw3st]

Pfft... amateurs. Everyone knows hovering is the way to go - wheels are so last season.

Actually... could that possibly be done with a FIRST bot? I just nerd-sniped myself with my own troll. :yikes:

[Grim Tuesday]

I know this thread is a joke but for the first time since 2009, Code Red did wheels. We were one of the last hold outs for tank treads but I think it's finally time to move on from that era. Wheels reporting in.

[pfreivald]

I know this thread is a joke but for the first time since 2009, Code Red did wheels. We were one of the last hold outs for tank treads but I think it's finally time to move on from that era. Wheels reporting in.

We noticed that at FLR, and were shocked! We're likely dropping octocanum next year, too.

Wheels: seven on ball intake, eight on octocanum, and if you count the mecanum rollers then a whole lot more.

Yay, wheels! We're in the club and get to hang out with Colin!

[Taylor]

I feel as though this thread is demeaning and discriminatory towards robots like ours which employ tank treads as a mode of transportation instead of wheels. I'm disappointed that the FIRST community could be so blatantly offensive to segregate robots by those with wheels and those without.

This, of course, is assuming that we're talking about wheels that directly contact the ground rather than all wheels (including those acting as a pulley). If it includes all wheels, I see no issues here.

This thread cannot comment on specific designs and/or hypothetical situations. Please contact your Regional Director.
In related news, we have fourteen wheels. At our last event, ten of them contacted carpet in the final match.

[eddie12390]

3260 almost went with wheels but we decided that cubes would make us significantly faster. We also considered hexagonal prisms but they ended up being too expensive.

[Canon reeves]

Our team employs wheels, but we also invested in a weather balloon to truly achieve the "aerial" aspect of aerial assist. We simply hold the ball and float over the truss! not really, we just have a standard kit bot with wheels!

[BEN35678]

48 wheels (12 per mecanum) WE WIN!

Im truly surprised no one has taken my idea yet.

64 wheels on our robot (16 per mecanum)

Ha!! My robot wins!!!!!!!

[RobotDoktor]

68 wheels over here! Octocanum type FTW.

[hrench]

Game design committee is considering requiring robots to have feet next year, no wheels.

[pfreivald]

Game design committee is considering requiring robots to have feet next year, no wheels.

Mandatory Theo Jansen Strandbeest drivetrain, wind power only.

[blaze8902]

My Team's Drive Train has roughly 68 wheels. It's capable of traveling at over 716,000 times the speed of the world's fastest growing plant.

[Justin Montois]

My Team's Drive Train has roughly 68 wheels. It's capable of traveling at over 716,000 times the speed of the world's fastest growing plant.

I might steal this for my standard response next time I get asked how many wheels my robot has. Scout Smarter, Not Harder.

[Woolly]

wind power only.

Does blowing compressed air through an old tractor turbo count?

[colin340]

Does blowing compressed air through an old tractor turbo count?

only if it's loud, as death

[The other Gabe]

we have wheels. 6. they make the drivetrain able to move

[The other Gabe]

we have wheels. 6. they make the drivetrain able to move

I meant 8 dang it

[PayneTrain]

Game design committee is considering requiring robots to have feet next year, no wheels.

71 is psyched.

[themccannman]

hoverbot

the future is here

[rkbot]

Team 2013 joins the club with a total of 14 wheels on our robot!

[zsm150]

Rockets. #noneedforwheels

[pandamonium]

This is the super fun club for teams that use wheels on the robot.

TEAM 340 has wheels

Team 340 is also in the winning a match they were not in club which I think is far more rare.

[hrench]

Mandatory Theo Jansen Strandbeest drivetrain, wind power only.

A strandbeest design would be great. We're considering adding it that to our parade float with feet...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OvRAMyEBOc

But an "Asimo" computer controlled design would be cool too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUiZ8rZ8wzI


I'd also be interested to know if there was ever a game where a ball-wheeled robot would do well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACohrH64YKs

[RoboMo786]

Team 3538 has a 6 wheel tank drive, 3 cim ball shifters. We also have wheels on our intake :D

[Libby K]

1923 checking in with Tactical Snail.

Pit Scouts: How many wheels does your robot have?
Students: 14.

#SnailedIt