09-11-2012, 08:16
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Roaming GeorgiaFIRST MC
AKA: The Mecanum Man
 FRC #1058 (PVC Pirates) Team Role: Alumni
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Rookie Year: 2008
Location: Clemson, SC
Posts: 456
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Re: Best wheels to not damage a gym floor
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Originally Posted by dcarr
Try convincing a paranoid basketball coach of that 
We have mecanums on our rebound rumble bot, and while it would be great to demo at these games, it might be tricky to convince the powers that be that it's safe and harmless. |
For us, if we use our mechanums slowly and don't try to drive aggressively, the floor is fine. The robots that have more damaged mechanums also tend to do more damage to the floor.
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2014- Excellence in Engineering (UNH), District Chairman's Award (NU), #8 Quarterfinalist (NECMP), Winner (Mainely Spirit)
2013- Semifinalists (Battlecry@WPI) Winner (Mainely Spirit)
2012- Regional Chairman's (GSR), Finalists as the #11 Alliance Captain (Battlecry@WPI)
2011-Xerox Creativity Award (GSR), Semifinalists (GSR) Innovation in Control (Virginia)
2010-Champion (GSR), Undefeated (Chesapeake), Coopertition Award (Chesapeake), Quarterfinalists (Galileo) 8th AC (IRI)
2008-Undefeated (GSR), Xerox Creativity Award (GSR)
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