Best wheels to not damage a gym floor

[Brian Selle]

Colsons. Lots of sizes available. Here are some options:

http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/BPDWC10.html

http://wcproducts.net/wcp-00053/

http://wcproducts.net/wcp-00052/

[wilsonmw04]

Good thing you can't us mechanum. I was told when I started with Blue Cheese that certain robots were banned from the gym because they damaged the floor.

I've used standard AM grey wheels without issue.

[ebarker]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

I've used standard AM grey wheels without issue.

Agreed with AM grey wheels.

We have also used the plastic 8" omni

We work to minimize spins and perform non-aggressive driving.

[AdamHeard]

Colsons and the AM grey wheels are probably equally safe here, I'd make your decision between them purely on whatever is easier for you to adapt your current drive to.

[JesseK]

Epoxy carpet around the outside of any wheel. Save these wheels as your "gym" wheels and swap them in during pep rallies, etc. This works best with WCD variants and adaptable hubs.

Not only will the team not get in trouble for scuffing the gym floor, there's a chance the school will encourage the team to drive around in the gym.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by JesseK

Epoxy carpet around the outside of any wheel. Save these wheels as your "gym" wheels and swap them in during pep rallies, etc. This works best with WCD variants and adaptable hubs.

Not only will the team not get in trouble for scuffing the gym floor, there's a chance the school will encourage the team to drive around in the gym.

Have you done this?

I could see if the wheels really rapidly slipped the surface speed and resultant friction could melt the wax a bit.

[CrazyHorse]

Lunacy wheels

[Lil' Lavery]

Depending on how long/aggressive you wil be driving, a few passes of gaffers tape could do the trick.

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Have you done this?

I could see if the wheels really rapidly slipped the surface speed and resultant friction could melt the wax a bit.

150lbs on four 1" contact patches of tight-pile carpet could easily get around a gym, so long as the direction of the wheels mostly follows the momentum of the robot. I didn't do it with an FRC bot, but I did do it to a smaller VEX robot to chase my dog around the hardwood floors of my new house.

[Tyler Olds]

Originally Posted by btslaser

Colsons. Lots of sizes available. Here are some options:

http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/BPDWC10.html

http://wcproducts.net/wcp-00053/

http://wcproducts.net/wcp-00052/

Colsons do not damage the floor, but they do leave lots of scuff marks that you will need to get off (nothing like a tennis ball attached to a stick).

[Jacob.B]

We just roll carpet out in the section of which we are demoing at.

[dcarr]

Originally Posted by Jacob.B

We just roll carpet out in the section of which we are demoing at.

Ah...carpet rolling, the bane of my existence.