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Re: Omniwheels

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Originally Posted by Pi Is Exactly 3
I'm in charge of the mechanical part of our robot for this year. Looking at last year's competition, I've seen lots of teams using omniwheels. My question would be...

Where did your team get them?
or
If you made them, how did you make them and with what?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
-Alex
Our team got two Omni wheels from http://www.andymark.biz and replaced the original wheels with rubber ones. Haven't really tested them out yet, but the rubber feels like they have a lot more traction.

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