pic: Team 1403 - 2006 Robot

[Conor Ryan]

Originally Posted by MarsBOtkid

Umm why do you all have six wheels and only one on each side is geard. why dont you all have six wheel drive?

Great observation, the back and center wheels are both powered by 2 small cims each with a kit gearbox and geared a bit faster than the standard kit drive. The front wheel is a sliding wheel to help with turning and power distribution. The ground collector has a good bit of weight that would push down on the front wheel more, so to turn easier we just replaced the tread and nixed the sprockets on the custom delrin wheels so it would slide around more giving us more maneuverability, and we see maneuverability to be a big factor in this year's game. We also wanted to stick with 6 wheels so it would be easier to get up the ramp and keep our balance in doing so.