Hex Kiwi Drive

[ThaddeusMaximus]

Originally Posted by caume

To counter that argument, look at like 90% of the robotics this year, 6WD. This is just a fancy 6WD if you think about it

6 wheels? yep. fancy? You betcha. Same thing? Heavens no.

6wd gives you maximum pushing force (for both motor and traction) in the direction of orientation. Omniwheels currently available are less grippy than solid wheels currently available, and having 2/3s of your wheels basically inactive when in a straight line reduces motor power. These are not perks...

Not to mention the normal force on any set of wheels is half of that in a kiwi. I'd think for this reason that a kiwi would beat this in a pushing match, which would proceed to get dominated by a 6wd with good solid wheels.