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Originally Posted by Chris is me
I think what people are objecting to is the idea floated in this thread that buying a wheel is inherently a decision that is against the interest of teaching students. There are educational things about buying subsystems, and most of the skills and principles taught in designing and machining a drive wheel could be taught with designing and machining a manipulator part, for example. To each their own and all that.
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+1 There is no need to reinvent the wheel (insert groan). There are plenty of other parts that do not have such a strong COTS variety that are both educational and productive to make.