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Unread 02-04-2015, 15:21
GreyingJay GreyingJay is offline
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Re: Getting Mentors out of Comfort zone

^ Yes. On my team we quickly made a decision to stick with "the gold standard" which was a 4-CIM, 8-wheel-drive, 2-speed, custom gearbox drive that had served us beautifully in past years. We nailed that decision down almost instantly because, well, why mess with what works?

6+ weeks later we recognize that, for this game at least, it might have been worth looking into omni wheels or some other drivetrain that maybe wasn't as powerful and fast but more maneuverable. And the possibility of a U-shaped drive chassis that would surround a tote rather than forcing us to come up with ways to lift the tote into/onto the chassis (our original plan) or stack the totes in front of the driveframe (traditional forklift design).

At least now we know!

Last edited by GreyingJay : 02-04-2015 at 15:26.
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