pic: AndyMark Mecanums

[Joe_Widen]

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[Simon Strauss]

Its Beautiful, nothing more to say.

[Rohith Surampudi]

::jaw drops::

how much do these run for?

[Ryan Foley]

See this thread for more discussion on these wheels.

Or, go directly to Andy Baker's post

[sanddrag]

Wow, impressive. I can't picture how all those tabs would be precisely bent. Looks kind of like looking inside a jet engine.

[Kyle Love]

There is a beast of a "mold" (I do not know the technical term for it) used to bend the tabs the same each time. I love these wheels, they are great to just have fun with and could be valuable in future games where maneuverability is key.

[Joe_Widen]

I'm pretty sure AndyMark uses a press. It would be the easiest and most efficient way to produce 1000+ wheels.

[Jonathan Norris]

So where can I buy some .

[Rohith Surampudi]

they arent on the website yet, but here

Huzah for AndyMark

[bigboi146]

I dont get them. Can you use them in an omni drive. they look awsome though.

[Qbranch]

OK here's something that has bugged me for years.

can someone verify that:

1. The wheels for holonomic drive are called "Mecanum" wheels.
2. The drive system itself is called "holonomic drive"
3. The drive system is not called "Mecanum drive"

PM me or just reply here. Thanks.

-Q

[EricH]

Originally Posted by bigboi146

I dont get them. Can you use them in an omni drive. they look awsome though.

See the explanations above. A "mecanum" drivetrain is set up like a four wheel drive with each wheel independently powered. You cannot have two wheels powered by the same motor/tranny. If you do, you will lose all sideways ability, and you may as well go with four wheel drive. There are three teams that I know about that have used this setup in competition. Note: If you tried to use them in a "standard" omni drive (Art's left-hand pic), you would go nowhere, or possibly spin out or fry a motor or something else equally bad. (Actually, mecanum drive is a subset of omni drive.)