Chief Delphi - Wheel Envy?

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Originally Posted by s_forbes (Post 918376)

Looks like it's going to be a beautiful robot, wish I could see it in person.

I take it you have brackets coming down from that frame to hold the mecanum wheels? Any reason you didn't try to have them integrated into the frame?

Modularity?

I'm very impressed that this is a second year team! If your frame and wheels are any indication of what is to come, I am expecting some cool stuff from this team. Team 357 and 1595 are also well known for making their own mechanum wheels. Make sure you're using some sort of suspension! Unless you have perfect weight distro or your frame is not warped at all you'll want a simple bolt+spring suspension to keep all wheels perfectly on the ground.

Awesome stuff, and way to document it properly. Cool beans.

We chose not to have the wheels direct so that going over bumps wouldn't cause damage to anything onboard the robot or the wheels.

I'm still incredibly impressed with Mike's commitment to the wheels.

These are some outstanding wheels. Great job!!!! I hope to see them in person in Atlanta.

Sincerely,
Andy Baker

Bump/reminder, We are in Atlanta. The Curie division. Come check our our wheels! #2865 Roboteknix

To those that came to look at our wheels, Thank you and we are glad you liked them.