[thefro526]

I played with some mecanum wheels a few years ago on a small scale and I was surprised with how well they climbed over objects. One of the things I did notice though was that the climbing was very Dependant on the surface on which they were climbing. Since the bumps this year are carpeted I would venture to say that a mecanum wheel-ed robot shouldn't have too many problems with climbing over the bump with the proper fame setup. (May require some suspension)

I know that I've been kicking around the idea with one of the students on my team and we think that a mecanum drive based upon the new C-Base for 2010 should be able to climb the bumps without too many problems with some creative weight placement.

Also, If I remember correctly, 357 used some custom mecanum wheels in 2006 and they were able to climb onto the ramp that year without too many problems...