pic: Team 228 - 2006 Teaser #1
 

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Looks like Omni's plus3 DeWalt motor cases.

Omni + DeWalt Gearboxes?

Do I smell...holonomic drive?

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And the shells to the dewalts are laid out in a triangle...holonomic drive maybe?? Just a guess on my part.

Tom

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Yes. I think the 3-wheel variant is more specifically called "kiwi drive", though I may be mistaken. :D

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Or perhaps the aim is to screw all of us up, and the omniwheel is for some sort of 4WD application.

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Is it just me, or are those nothing more than three joystick housings? This is 228 we are talking about... (228's 2005 OI)

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No, those are definitely DeWalt drill housings. You can see the "bottom" where the battery is supposed to go facing the omniwheel.

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Ut oh... they are getting ready to drill holes in those brand new omni-wheels. Sigh... we have more.

Andy B.

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i believe that the phrase for the robot will be:

"Can't Touch This."

meaning the robot

Re: pic: Team 228 - 2006 Teaser #1
 

I doubt you will be successful climbing the ramp with those wheels.
That's a lot of Delrin (wheel) on Aluminum (Ramp) slipping that I can foresee.

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actually those AM Wheels have incredible traction! we have a set of them ourselves........you'd be surprised.

but who needs to climb the ramp anyway! :eek:

if it is a Kiwi Drive....please keep me posted as to how it's going! i love to see the other designs people use to implement this technology.

who knows....i may be reviving the technology myself!!!!!

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Hmmm... Dewalts and omni wheels...Hmmm...

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Got me. Very interesting tho..

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Seems as if original suspicions may be incorrect. If you look at the results to this poll you can see that they are using 4WD...

Unless he was lying...

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No. They're using a three motor omni wheel thrower that can throw balls in every direction at once. Kinda like a confetti machine, only foamier!


My moneys on a kiwi.