pic: Jester Drive:Mecanum Wheel Drive Train

[Jeffmudhs]

Originally Posted by RBrandy

That whole system looks very heavy... Is it?

Where do get wheels like that?

The robot when completed, with arm, without any lexan protection was around 86 lbs. The wheels, wheel molds, were created by team members under the assistance of mentor Mr. Crane (aka mold master). They are omni directional, www.airtrax.com has a great video of the wheels in use. Mr. Crane talked to the people in airtrax to get what was needed for the molds. Our first molds were made of a nice blue clay, that wasn't very symetric, we then moved to a silicon mold. We will have a display in the pits if you see us in drexel or nationals. If your in pittsburgh now, you should stop by.

[edit] To see the airtrax video: click on the link provided, click on the picture labeled sidewinder, then click on video