AndyMark 10" Mecanum Wheels

[Kyle Love]

The new 10" mecanum wheels are definitely too heavy for a FIRST robot, but many more applications in industry could find these useful. Inventors around the world may now be able to use innovative wheels on their new contraptions.

I believe each wheel has been tested to upwards of 600# and that was not even at the max point. These could definitely hold a good amount of weight, distributed amongst the 4 wheels.

[Andy Baker]

Our first set of 4 - 10" Mecanum wheels were sent to New Zealand. Our second shipment of 4 sets of 4 wheels are being sent out this weekend to New England.

Over the 2 years that we have sold Mecanum wheels, probably 50% of our sales went to non-FIRST applications.

These 10" wheels are definitely NOT for the FIRST playing field. They are perfect for a wheelchair application.

Sincerely,
Andy

[ChuckDickerson]

Thanks for the info Andy!

Ok so how about this, I hate all of those empty giant concrete block buildings everywhere that Walmart and other stores leave behind when they move a mile down the road and build a Super-Walmart or whatever. I think they are pretty much a blight on the landscape of this country. So what if we turned them all into giant bumper car amusement centers and built these really cool Mecanum bumper cars! I can't imagine what would be more fun than whizzing around dodging the poles and other obstacles in a wide open old Walmart building. Ooooo, maybe even mount some paintball guns on the cars! That would give a whole new meaning to "Human Player"!

Can you tell it is just a few hours before Kickoff and I am loosing my mind!