Mecanum Wheels

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Richard

Just a caution to folks considering Neil's limited supply offer: under <R36> in the 2005 FRC Robot Rules, Neil's wheels would not be allowed because he cannot supply all teams at the same price. You could still use the design if you fabricated them yourself and accounted for the cost correctly. Of course, <R36> may not be the same in the 2006 rules.

And, of course, the rule only applies to a robot that will be used in a FIRST competition. Nobody can penalize you for putting those wheels on a non-competition 'bot if you want to make something to play around and practice with.

[NeilR]

OK, here's the "new" situation. FIRST has discussed the matter and the decision is that I can't sell the wheels this year (not enough supply). So, here's my offer.

I will gladly donate a set of wheels (4 plus a spare) to the first 10 teams that request it. No charge, but you pay the freight. In effect I'll be a sponsor to your team.

Don't ask for them unless you're serious about using them. Yes, you can modify them in any way you desire, such as to change the bore, get rid of weight, etc.

Contact me via email at Neil@vectorr.com

My gift to FIRST.

Neil

[Richard Wallace]

What a great offer, Neil!

I hope we will be seeing your wheels on some FRC robots this year, and even more next year.