Team 68 Teaser #1

[JosephC]

Who said we don't have mechanums?

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by JosephC

Who said we don't have mechanums?

^Does that imply 8 wheel meccanum drive?

[JosephC]

There's a first time for everything isn't there?

4 mecanums, and 4 smaller wheels to go over the bump with. It'll either be with the mecanums on the inside and smaller wheels on the outside, or it will go small wheel, mecanum wheel, small wheel, mecanum wheel, on both sides.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by JosephC

There's a first time for everything isn't there?

In this case, it would be second time. I believe it was 360 that had 8 mecanum wheels in 2010, mounted on rockers for easy bump traversal.

But in this case, I'd actually think it's NOT an 8WD. 4WD wide configuration is my guess; mecanums likely due to the width of the slots for them.

Oh, and is it just me, or is that large vertical assembly not in its final position yet?

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by EricH

I'd actually think it's NOT an 8WD. 4WD wide configuration is my guess; mecanums likely due to the width of the slots for them.

Now that I take a super close look, I think that EricH is right (Not a surprise there)
Looks like those 8 bolts aren't axle bolts at all...

[JosephC]

Originally Posted by EricH

In this case, it would be second time. I believe it was 360 that had 8 mecanum wheels in 2010, mounted on rockers for easy bump traversal.

But in this case, I'd actually think it's NOT an 8WD. 4WD wide configuration is my guess; mecanums likely due to the width of the slots for them.

Oh, and is it just me, or is that large vertical assembly not in its final position yet?

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[Peyton Yeung]

Originally Posted by JosephC

Who said we don't have mechanums?

Does this mean Truck Town will finally lose a pushing match?

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Tubatroopa

Does this mean Truck Town will finally lose a pushing match?

They had mecanums last year.


I figured it out, it's a crab mecanum with switching traction and mecanums.

[ratdude747]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

They had mecanums last year.


I figured it out, it's a crab mecanum with switching traction and mecanums.

AKA Octanum/Jump drive. been done a few times already...

[Determan]

I cant imagine that you would want to go over the beam with mecanum wheels. I can imagine broken wheels.

[Fireball9199]

Heck, That chassis is not even welded together, who knows what it could end up as.

Originally Posted by Fireball9199

Heck, That chassis is not even welded together, who knows what it could end up as.

Now I get it. T3 is building a Transformer robot!

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by ratdude747

AKA Octanum/Jump drive. been done a few times already...

Minus the crab part. (Don't try it, crabbing with mecanums is kinda stupid. I'm just messing with T3)

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Minus the crab part. (Don't try it, crabbing with mecanums is kinda stupid. I'm just messing with T3)

I think craboctanum would be a cool off season project in a slightly overkill way!


I'm calling shenanigans considering that frame isn't fully welded and that this is not the drivebase! Even though most likely I'm wrong. Maybe the drivebase and half the upper assembly in the wrong configuration?