Mecanum Motors

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Originally Posted by Alex.Norton

You can't, the only place that sells mecanums for FIRST robots is andymark.

That is technically wrong and right at the same time.
Yes, it looks like Andymark is the only place to buy a Mecanum wheel off the shelf... but... as with other things you COULD actually buy something that uses a Mecanum wheel and strip it off of it to use.
Nothing in the rules says you have to use the whole item that you buy, but it does say you have to account for it in your budget.


Hypothetical Situation: You buy a Remote controlled car with Mecanum wheels already on it and strip them off for use on your robot.

You must include the whole price of that Remote controlled car (which may be outrageous yes, this is true but this is just an example) in your final Bill Of Materials.

The Wheels would go in your Bill of Materials for your robot.
The whole cost of the Remote controlled car would need to be listed in the price portion of your data to prove you came in under budget.


All I'm saying is that you don't have to limit yourself to something just because it's "not available anywhere else" as a singular entity.


If you find a shopping cart has cool wheels you want to use, but can't find those exact wheels for sale anywhere else, just buy the whole shopping cart, strip the wheels off, put the wheels in your Bill Of Materials, and write down how much you paid for the shopping cart (even if you did get it for "free" from a store... (as a legitimate donation of course..)