Originally Posted by rocketperson44 (Post 625184)

The redesign has a feature that should compensate for this. The turret looks something like this now.

The spring (if gravity isn't enough) will push the center platform down up to 3 inches when lifted off the ground by ramp or defensive robot

Originally Posted by rocketperson44 (Post 625184)

Great idea, i'll experiment with this when I make a prototype.



That was the plan for turning.



The redesign has a feature that should compensate for this. The turret looks something like this now.

The spring (if gravity isn't enough) will push the center platform down up to 3 inches when lifted off the ground by ramp or defensive robot The result will look like this:

Originally Posted by Cartwright (Post 625742)

I know that a lot of robots that have crab drives or omni wheels can be moved rather easily, but how easily do you think this could be pushed around?

Originally Posted by EricH (Post 625766)

Crab drives are much harder to push than omni wheeled drives. (Just ask 118 and 469.) It's a crab, so I don't see much of a problem with it holding its ground. Then again, it might decide to run away and go around the defense.

Originally Posted by Budda648 (Post 625821)

This is between a crab and omni drive. It's only got one crab "module" so it would be easy to push for the most part, especially if any of the robot were lifted slightly.

Originally Posted by K.Porter (Post 624988)

The main difference between Little Red Wagon drive and your design is the placement of the pivot. Instead of having the turntable on the middle, it would be located in the front of the robot, with casters (or omnis) supporting the back. The pivoting drive section in front would simply pull the rest of the robot along, much like, well, a wagon (or almost like a front wheel drive automobile)
I'm sure everyone at 172 would be happy to see our pet design project actually get somewhere, even if it is designed and built by a team elsewhere!