"powerful" drivetrain

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

I believe that 2337 used versa wheels.

Ah, versa wheels.

FWIW, before they wear in, they're pretty darn close to a 'hard plastic cleat'....

[kenavt]

The center four VersaWheels were fresh for MSC (swapped them on Wednesday), and we weighed in before eliminations at exactly 120.0 lbs, and our bumpers are 15.5 lbs apiece. I think these may have also contributed.

[themccannman]

Weight definitely has an affect, also the width of your wheels since as far as I've seen no team has discovered a traction material with more friction on carpet than versa wheels or blue food service plaction (can't remember the actual name). Our robot is just at 120lbs, 4 CIM drivetrain, and our wheels are about 2 1/2" wide each and we've been able to push every other robot who's blocked us. I think it's just a combination of small things that add up to make the difference.