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[Whippet]

Originally Posted by Chak

I hope you will never put significant force on those omniwheels at the end, or the shaft might bend. Are you sure that it will be absolutely impossible for something to hit the omniwheels on the outside? Other robots crashing into it comes to mind.

We were only planning on extending the omni wheel bar while we were in the protected zone of the outer works, but we will definitely consider reinforcing the shaft.

Originally Posted by fargus111111111

How are you going to get the battery out? It seems to be trapped by the electronics and that motor.

The second level of the electronics panel slides toward the front of the robot to let the battery in. This wasn't included in the CAD model for simplicity's sake.

[KohKohPuffs]

Originally Posted by Whippet

We were only planning on extending the omni wheel bar while we were in the protected zone of the outer works, but we will definitely consider reinforcing the shaft.

The second level of the electronics panel slides toward the front of the robot to let the battery in. This wasn't included in the CAD model for simplicity's sake.

Instead of having one arm in the middle, try using two arms to support the shaft on both ends. This might be a bit more weight, but adds more structural support to the omni shaft. It may also move the motor gearbox out of the way of the battery

[bEdhEd]

Originally Posted by Whippet

We were only planning on extending the omni wheel bar while we were in the protected zone of the outer works, but we will definitely consider reinforcing the shaft.

Yes, please reinforce it. The rules may be in place, but they can be broken. The only thing to protect your design is the design itself. No penalty in any way shape or form for any game will guarantee protection to your mechanisms. Only your design does.

Other than that, your robot seems like it could be a valuable asset to any alliance. I was just talking to some students about strategies today and one of the designs we mentioned that we would want on an alliance looks very much like yours.