pic: THINK PINK Roccobot 2k7

[Gabe Salas Jr.]

Originally Posted by Billfred

The 2005 robot was the 25 of its year--I can't wait to see how this thing takes on Florida.

Looks like a little bit more swiss cheese has been done to the frame than with the 2006 robot. The wheels also look a little different--care to enlighten us?

You have a very good eye. The wheels are different. We have been using the same pneumatic wheels since 2003. Last year, Roccobot 2k6 was really whobbly on the carpet during competition. We had great success in pushing matches and climbing over obstacles with these wheels and we really did not want to get rid of them.

So we made them better.

We CNC new wheels that are lighter and slightly stronger than the ones before. Plus it does not require air, so no need to check the air pressure before and after every match. The only thing that remains is the rubber tire part of the pneumatic wheels. We cut the tire out and screwed them onto the wheel.

I have a picture of the wheel if you guys really want to see them.