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Originally Posted by BBray_T1296
I can imagine that a "barbie jeep" will be operating on something distinctly different to the industrial carpet we are used to (or smooth warehouse cement floors either). I would, without further knowledge, assume you will be driving on a road surface, like a concrete or asphalt parking lot.
As such, I will warn you that Mecanum wheels made for FRC, such as Andymark and VexPro wheels, will likely have very poor tread durability operating on the sandpaper-like ground. The durometer of the tread on the rollers is quite soft and will wear down quickly, particularly during strafing.
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CTRE had a demo bot that used mecanums (AM 6") using Nano Tubes. It ran at MakerFaire for 2 days (near constant running) with no noticeable degradation of the wheels. There was an issue in which a stone got into the gearbox but aside that I don't recall many issues due to different surfaces.