1727 - Killing our Omni Wheel

Hmmm... I'm pretty sure that twig isn't legal, since the tree it came from started fabrication before kickoff.... - lukevanoort [more]

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1727 - Killing our Omni Wheel

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18-02-2008, 20:40

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Re: 1727 - Killing our Omni Wheel

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Originally Posted by ll4m4ra0r

Definitely be careful. It seems it is still possible to bang your wheels up from the side with a considerable amount of force with this year's field. That 1/4" aluminum plate the robot hit in the video bent a 3/8" aluminum wheel about a quarter of an inch (or so).

Hah, 1/4"? When Terry and I had that wheel on the lathe so it was actually square, it was about an inch difference between the lowest and highest points.

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