[FTC]: Unlimited raw materials. Welding. Wow!

[Nemo]

Originally Posted by JesseK

It will be cool to see pure WCD's in FTC rather than the standard cobbled-together amalgamations that I've seen in the past. And given that (currently) there's no weight limit, I don't see why the lower frame rails can't simply be solid steel extrusions welded together in order to get a massive traction bonus. A 50-lb 8-motor box-on-wheels with a c.g. 1" off the ground, proper gearing and the LEGO tires that I (still!) only saw 2 teams with at champs this year?? I'd take that as a partner in FTC any day.

Did these teams use the plastic hubs for the lego wheels or simply stretch the tire over a Tetrix wheel? I like the idea of using the nice rubber tire, but connecting to that plastic hub in a reliable way would be the challenge for me.