The year robots stand still

[JCharlton]

I thought this thread would be about robots designed to stand still.

Holonomic and field-centric in LabView took us less than two hours to program. Needed a gyro to work well, but a strong team should be able help get a rookie moving.

[Breakaway3937]

Practice makes these omni drives useful. A good drive train is only as good as its driver. Practice, Practice, and more Practice. The weight will be more undistributed this year and the possibility of one wheel leaving the ground if you go over the ramp.

[mrnoble]

Originally Posted by JCharlton

I thought this thread would be about robots designed to stand still.

Holonomic and field-centric in LabView took us less than two hours to program. Needed a gyro to work well, but a strong team should be able help get a rookie moving.

The proportion of mec bots that can't move will be similar to what usually happens with tank; I'm guessing roughly 30% will move poorly if at all.

I also thought this would be about robots designed to not drive. Will someone please start that thread?

[Christopher149]

Originally Posted by mrnoble

I also thought this would be about robots designed to not drive. Will someone please start that thread?

Well, there's one here about non-mobile conveyor-belt robots.