New AndyMark Product Game Hint???

[SenorZ]

Does $6 for a 2" wheel seem a bit steep to anyone else?
[EDIT: just saw how expensive the tear drop flex rollers are!!!]

Seen similar wheels on many 2015 robots for landfill tote gathering.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by SenorZ

Does $6 for a 2" wheel seem a bit steep to anyone else?
Seen similar wheels on many 2015 robots for landfill tote gathering.

Yes and no, they do appear to be waterjet out of sheet... and the material isn't that cheap. For low qty production the price seems about right.


[QOUTE]I never understood why they were made with a 0.5" square bore instead of hex. I imagine (with absolutely no real-world testing of course) these new wheels won't work as well as the entrapption stars for intakes of spheres, like the boulders this year because the stars can get more than tangential contact. I would love to see AndyMark come with with a v2 of the stars with a 0.5" hex bore just for ease of use. [/quote]

Looks like these would be fairly easy to modify by cutting the ring out and getting 6 point star.

[Cothron Theiss]

Ooh, this looks really nice. These wheels would be super helpful for intaking rigid game pieces. At first glace, I was concerned about the hex shaft turning inside of the hex, but .425 is a hilariously heavy interference fit. I do wonder if using Thunderhex with these wheels would pose any issues. I doubt it, but I can't really say for sure.

[Oblarg]

This is arguably consistent with the ball-nonball gamepiece trend, if it is at all indicative of "rigid objects" being game pieces.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Oblarg

This is arguably consistent with the ball-nonball gamepiece trend, if it is at all indicative of "rigid objects" being game pieces.

Balls can be rigid.

[Oblarg]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Balls can be rigid.

Most balls are not, though, thus my inclusion of the word "arguably"

[Hitchhiker 42]

The word "conveyor" seems to stir up something in my mind... Maybe those fragmented pieces of conveyor belts hidden all over the images they released in the DLC packs?

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Oblarg

Most balls are not, though, thus my inclusion of the word "arguably"

This is what makes Chief Delphi great! Argumentation FTW.

Seriously, any particular game is not played with most balls. We'll get the selected balls, or none.

However, if we do get balls and they are rigid, then I really hope they are also very light.

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Balls can be rigid.

The Nerf Howler is actually quite rigid!

Throw one and see if you hear a Steam Train Whistle!

[frcguy]

Originally Posted by billbo911

The Nerf Howler is actually quite rigid!

Throw one and see if you hear a Steam Train Whistle!

I think Bill might be on to something...

[Peyton Yeung]

Wish these were out for our FTC robot this year. The particles are really rigid.

[sanddrag]

I'd pay $7 each if they were black.

[Cothron Theiss]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

I'd pay $7 each if they were black.

Then just anodize them!

But what if da red wunz go fasta!?

[BumblingBuilder]

Originally Posted by Cothron Theiss

But what if da red wunz go fasta!?

I can attest to the fact that red DOES make things go faster

[Michael Hill]

New LED Strips at AndyMark (WITH CONNECTORS EVEN!). What could this mean?

http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-3543.htm