pic: Team 228 - 2006 Teaser #1

[artdutra04]

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[Conor Ryan]

Looks like Omni's plus3 DeWalt motor cases.

Omni + DeWalt Gearboxes?

Do I smell...holonomic drive?

[TD78]

And the shells to the dewalts are laid out in a triangle...holonomic drive maybe?? Just a guess on my part.

Tom

[Eldarion]

Originally Posted by RollinTDollin

And the shells to the dewalts are laid out in a triangle...holonomic drive maybe?? Just a guess on my part.

Tom

Yes. I think the 3-wheel variant is more specifically called "kiwi drive", though I may be mistaken.

[Billfred]

Or perhaps the aim is to screw all of us up, and the omniwheel is for some sort of 4WD application.

[Adam Richards]

Is it just me, or are those nothing more than three joystick housings? This is 228 we are talking about... (228's 2005 OI)

[Eldarion]

Originally Posted by Adam Richards

Is it just me, or are those nothing more than three joystick housings? This is 228 we are talking about... (228's 2005 OI)

No, those are definitely DeWalt drill housings. You can see the "bottom" where the battery is supposed to go facing the omniwheel.

[Andy Baker]

Ut oh... they are getting ready to drill holes in those brand new omni-wheels. Sigh... we have more.

Andy B.

[Starke]

i believe that the phrase for the robot will be:

"Can't Touch This."

meaning the robot

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Starke340

i believe that the phrase for the robot will be:

"Can't Touch This."

meaning the robot

I doubt you will be successful climbing the ramp with those wheels.
That's a lot of Delrin (wheel) on Aluminum (Ramp) slipping that I can foresee.

[ajlapp]

I doubt you will be successful climbing the ramp with those wheels.

actually those AM Wheels have incredible traction! we have a set of them ourselves........you'd be surprised.

but who needs to climb the ramp anyway!

if it is a Kiwi Drive....please keep me posted as to how it's going! i love to see the other designs people use to implement this technology.

who knows....i may be reviving the technology myself!!!!!

[spamified88]

Hmmm... Dewalts and omni wheels...Hmmm...

[Cyber Punk 234]

Got me. Very interesting tho..

[BoyWithCape195]

Seems as if original suspicions may be incorrect. If you look at the results to this poll you can see that they are using 4WD...

Unless he was lying...

[Andrew Blair]

No. They're using a three motor omni wheel thrower that can throw balls in every direction at once. Kinda like a confetti machine, only foamier!


My moneys on a kiwi.