[s-neff]

841 has done the custom wheels R&D project, and the students involved at the time got some really solid benefits out of it. We still have the Google Doc that all the research was compiled into, and have used the polyurethane learning for other mechanisms since then.

A couple years down the line now, we've decided the last two seasons that Colsons make more sense on the actual robot, as they offer better durability and more predictable performance than the polyurethane tread we had on the custom wheels.

We've recently upgraded our machining capabilities (our first CNC equipment!!) and I'm thinking it might be a good year to suggest the students take another run at the wheel problem in the offseason. It's a nice simple piece that we can make "as complex as we want to" to try out the new machining abilities.