pic: 3 wheel omni drive concept

[GeeTwo]

Interesting!

Is the strafe (center) wheel actuated to provide a constant (or adjustable) force against the carpet? As the robot leans into "forward" acceleration, the strafe wheel will otherwise tend to rotate off the carpet.

What is the "peg" sticking out the side just to the left of the strafe wheel?

If hit hard enough on the long side, or if power fails for a moment, it will go down. If I were to do something like this, I would use a kickstand that could be used to pick the chassis up off the carpet afterwards. (sniped!)

With this extreme an aspect ratio, it is possible (under 2016 rules) to have a gap in the bumpers so wide that another robot can hit your robot square and hit nothing but frame perimeter. I would anticipate a change in bumper rules after the first year this concept hit the carpet.