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Re: Wheel Envy?

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Originally Posted by Joe_Widen View Post
Actually, showing off the whole wheel vs a teaser is better for your team in this case. If I were to see your robot on the field without have seeing this thread, I'd figure ooo, you have some andymark mecanums, cool.... and move on. Had I only seen say a roller (as the "teaser") in this thread, I probably wouldn't even had remember when it comes time to regionals.
This is generally my opinion on most matters on keeping some things under wraps versus posting a lot early. Posting a lot early guarantees you attention, while keeping things under wraps until regionals only gets you attention if you stand out at the event.

The average team isn't 1114 or 111, so they're not going to be automatically focused on. Posting stuff like this raises interest and attention for the other teams. If you're worried about stealing your ideas, (1) It's week 5 (2) Imagine if your idea ended up on Einstein!

All that aside, are you worried about the forces on the very tip of your mecanum rollers in competition? The cantilevered roller design will, for short periods of time, put all of the robot's weight on the tips of the rollers.
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