History of the Omniwheel in FIRST?

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History of the Omniwheel in FIRST?

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22-01-2008, 20:40

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Re: History of the Omniwheel in FIRST?

Both HOT (67) and the Technokats (45) used omniwheels in 1998. These are the earliest known omniwheels that I'm aware of.

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Here are pictures of 45 and 67 in 1998. If you look really hard you can make out the omniwheels.

Here's a picture of the omniwheel used by 45 in 1998.

Finally, here's a picture of both omniwheeled robots in action in the National Semifinals at EPCOT. (Aside: Everyone who's interested in this kind of thing should take a look at the Technokats history project on their website. It has some great photos from the good ol' days.)

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Last edited by Karthik : 22-01-2008 at 20:54. Reason: Found pictures

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