pic: Roccobot 2k8 Teaser

Originally Posted by artdutra04

If you look to the right side of the wheel, there's a hole in the chassis that's looks to be just the right size for a bearing, which would probably imply that at least this end of the robot has fixed, live-axle wheels..

It's possible, but it could just be a lighting hole. And how would the frame be up if there is not some portion of an axle going into the wheel. If it was a fixed axle and that was a bearing hole, the axle should come out the other end, which it isn't doing.

[RobJ]

Why is the wheel blue?

[Tom Line]

Originally Posted by RobJ

Why is the wheel blue?

Someone is finally stepping up to combat the idea that everything should be pink

[notaPINKtruck]

Originally Posted by Tom Line

Someone is finally stepping up to combat the idea that everything should be pink

HAHA that'll happen the day 1902's ballistic piggies grow wings and fly

[EricH]

Originally Posted by notaPINKtruck

HAHA that'll happen the day 1902's ballistic piggies grow wings and fly

Yeah, I bet you guys just haven't painted the tread yet...

[ducttapedude]

Originally Posted by RobJ

Why is the wheel blue?

We thought some one might recognize..................

[lukevanoort]

Originally Posted by ducttapedude

We thought some one might recognize..................

Now that you have gotten me thinking, that looks like one of 254's 2007 wheels, is it?

[ducttapedude]

Originally Posted by lukevanoort

Now that you have gotten me thinking, that looks like one of 254's 2007 wheels, is it?

.......maybe?

[hoorayforpink]

Originally Posted by lukevanoort

Now that you have gotten me thinking, that looks like one of 254's 2007 wheels, is it?

We have friends in....other...sunny places

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by Jaybee1405

It's possible, but it could just be a lighting hole. And how would the frame be up if there is not some portion of an axle going into the wheel. If it was a fixed axle and that was a bearing hole, the axle should come out the other end, which it isn't doing.

It's a teaser, so all the parts aren't necessarily shown.

I doubt it's just a lightening hole; if it was just there to save weight then it would have been triangulated like all the rest. However, the large round hole coupled with the large amount of aluminum left around the hole looks like it's there to support something.

Originally Posted by RobJ

Why is the wheel blue?

It's just nitrile roughtop tread (which is only available in the color blue) from McMaster-Carr. It's on page 1219 if you're interested.

[Michael Corsetto]

Looks like Pink is making the move from pneumatic wheels to something a little more... turnable.

Pink + Poof/Rawc, this will be epic. Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't the Poofs/Rawc always used wedgetop tread, not nitrile roughtop?

[RobJ]

Originally Posted by Rex114

Looks like Pink is making the move from pneumatic wheels to something a little more... turnable.

Pink + Poof/Rawc, this will be epic. Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't the Poofs/Rawc always used wedgetop tread, not nitrile roughtop?

We used roughtop last year.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by artdutra04

It's just nitrile roughtop tread (which is only available in the color blue) from McMaster-Carr. It's on page 1219 if you're interested.

I think he was talking about the rim and not the tread.