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Jay Trzaskos
13-01-2007, 22:01
[cdm-description=photo]26246[/cdm-description]
Greg Perkins
13-01-2007, 22:02
*cough* IFI traction wheels? *cough*
Nate Laverdure
13-01-2007, 22:04
*cough* IFI traction wheels? *cough*

Yeah, but there's 8 of them.
Guy Davidson
13-01-2007, 22:05
We also bought eight, but we use six for drive and have two backups. Might be that, or they have some crazy eight-wheel drive, or they use the extra wheels to manipulate tubes / raise bots :P
rees2001
13-01-2007, 22:18
Check the drive on division by chicken...
John Gutmann
13-01-2007, 22:21
Hmm....I was just staring at those over in the highbay......Oh the secrets these walls could tell.......Or strategy!!!
lukevanoort
13-01-2007, 22:50
I imagine this is just a continuation of their 8WD last year using the newer IFI wheel design. Should be nice and maneuverable, as well as high traction.
Ericgehrken
13-01-2007, 22:54
How about an 8-wheel track system.
Arefin Bari
13-01-2007, 23:11
Take a close look. (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/23464) They had a 8wd last year. =)
Chris
14-01-2007, 01:50
What No anodizing? You guys must be keeping the real good stuff hidden


;-)
amos229
14-01-2007, 01:53
What could we ever do with 8 wheels. Hmmm. Is it possible to build a robot with eight wheels. I dont know. Well you will all find out in Rochester.:D :yikes:
RichardJames
14-01-2007, 01:54
Custom tread design this year perhaps?
Matt Krass
14-01-2007, 02:25
Hmm....I was just staring at those over in the highbay......Oh the secrets these walls could tell.......Or strategy!!!

I missed those, I must not have been looking hard enough.

Are you guys trying some crazy eight wheel stuff? I'll have to peek in next time I'm in the highbay...
amos229
16-01-2007, 00:34
You wouldnt be spying on us in highbay would you? Maybe what you see is just a decoy robot built to fool you all. LOL
Matt Krass
16-01-2007, 01:14
You wouldnt be spying on us in highbay would you? Maybe what you see is just a decoy robot built to fool you all. LOL

Spying? Not at all, we're in there building a baja car....with the new..digital camera welding equipment...*shifty eyes*

Seriously though, I didn't quite catch those wheels being used, any chance of us finding out what they're for?