pic: 3 wheel omni drive concept

[s_forbes]

Originally Posted by asid61

In all seriousness though, what exactly am I looking at here?

First make a segway robot. Then add a third wheel so it can go sideways. Your robot's profile is now 1 foot wide when it sprints down the field.

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Love the kickstands.

The self righting mechanism is probably more entertaining, but the kickstands are an absolute necessity to start a match. Building them this way lets you lock them in a slightly over center configuration when deployed, so the robot won't tip even without air.