COTS Mecanum Wheels - Chief Delphi

10-01-2006, 15:41

kmcclary

Founder 830/1015;Mentor 66/470/1502

FRC #0470 (Alpha Omega Robotics)

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Join Date: Aug 2001

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Location: Ann Arbor, MI

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COTS Mecanum Wheels

We're searching for a source of 6-8" COTS mecanum wheels (preferably
8"...). Every source we've found so far is either asking literally
thousands of dollars per wheel and/or are not suitable for this contest.

URL pointers, prices, and/or evaluation feedback of COTS mecanum
wheels you've tried would all be deeply appreciated.

Also, if we WERE to make a set of them, whose design here would
(in most team's opinion) be the best, and easiest to fabricate?
They're quite a complicated device! We don't want to hinge our
robot delivery on a such a complicated thing unless we're SURE
we could make it work in time!

Thanks!

- Keith

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