How well does this work on carpet?

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by NextPerception

im not worried about ramps...

yeah, I suppose if you're building the ramp, you don't need to worry about getting up on other ramps

[NextPerception]

Originally Posted by squirrel

yeah, I suppose if you're building the ramp, you don't need to worry about getting up on other ramps

tisk tisk squirrel.
that my friend is thinking inside the box

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by squirrel

yeah, I suppose if you're building the ramp, you don't need to worry about getting up on other ramps

Wait 'til the match all 3 teams on an alliance have that mentality...



As for the delrin skids, several teams have used them in the past with success (success being in that they could move and control their robot accurately, not always actually winning matches). That being said, depending on your design, they may or may not offer any advantages or disadvantages over casters or dead omnis.
I know 422 has used skids several times, including 2003, 2004, and 2006 (probably 2005 as well, but I'm not positive). Here's a picture of their 2006 bot (which could make it up the ramp):

[Rickertsen2]

Our second year, we had a system with two wheels and two skids like the one in the pic. It had trouble turning and was far too easy to push around. I would highly discourage this configuration.

If however you have two wheels in the middle and 4 skids at each corner of the bot, you have a highly maneuverable bot. We have tried this config with great success. It still suffers from the problem of being easy to rotate but it never presented a problem for us. If you are looking for a 2wd setup i think this would be the way to go. One thing to keep in mind with this config is that the skids must be a elevated a small distance from the height of the wheels. because of this the bot may rock slightly but it is usually negligible. This might not be a good setup for this year because it cannot climb obstacles but it is something to keep in mind.

I think the best overall combination for this yer would be simple 4wd.