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Lightbulb 2053 Presents: MecaTankanum

Answering the question:

Is anyone crazy enough to use Mecanum wheels this year?

Team 2053 Proudly Presents our 2016 FRC Stronghold Robot:

MecaTankanum





Full reveal video coming soon. We will be competing at the Pittsburgh and Long Island Regional events this year.
  • Mecanum based robot for field agility and high goal alignment with passively engaged tank system for crossing defenses
  • Fast pneumatic/winch driven scaling mechanism
  • Flywheel-based high goal boulder capable with accurate, repeatable shooting
  • Vision system for teleop and autnomous auto-goal alignment, with driver feedback
  • Intake roller bar for quick field boulder ingestion
  • Multiple adaptable autonomous modes for crossing defense and goal alignment from any starting position
  • Multi-year experienced drive team on Mecanum based drive system, MecaTankanum requires no additional driver workload
  • Full IMU-based field oriented drive system, with auto-alignment to field elements

Last edited by dougwilliams : 07-03-2016 at 11:16. Reason: I type faster than I spell...