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Unread 06-02-2005, 02:40
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Re: pic: #833 "teaser"

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Originally Posted by miketwalker
Why're you using just the skyway wheels? They're very easily pushed... and with the use of the omni wheels like you currently have it, you could replace the skyway wheels with wheels with much more traction, and be able to push better and not get moved around as much, meanwhile still being able to smoothly turn. Just a thought.
We rigged up the Skyways to do a test as soon as our omnis came in. We might still be putting different wheels on the back. As soon as we lift the chassis to a more reasonable height (tomorrow morning) we'll do a more intensive test, involving pushing on the bot and maybe even ramming into it with last year's bot.

It's getting a little late to be ordering different wheels though... Here in Hawaii it takes 4 days for us to receive something that was ordered 2nd day air. We always end up finding something we forgot to order earlier.