25-01-2014 18:53

Christopher149

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

I call photoshop. The wheels are much clearer and less noisy than the rest of the image. Also, that doesn't look like a useful wheel arrangement. What are you hiding?

25-01-2014 18:59

AlecMataloni

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

Seems legit.

25-01-2014 19:00

cgmv123

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

I call Photoshop as well. I can tell.

6 mecanum wheels generally aren't useful.

25-01-2014 19:03

Gregor

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

That's because obviously they're using 5, for superior performance.

25-01-2014 19:07

AlecMataloni

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

Anodized black, of course.

25-01-2014 19:09

Gregor

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

Of course.

25-01-2014 19:20

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

We tested a 6wd mecanum west coast drive in the offseason, and I've got to say it surpassed our expectations in every way possible. The powerful maneuverability of the omni directional motion combined with the opposing directions of the extra pair of rollers providing extra pushing friction makes a drivetrain akin to swerve without the complexity. It's a beautiful combination that I'm glad to see 1675 using this year.

25-01-2014 19:52

Dr.Gusta

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

It has got to be photoshop because one the bores of the wheels are not facing straight and the wheels are not independently driven (I see a belt). Close but no cigar.

25-01-2014 20:01

Arpan

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

You guys got your WCD DS gearboxes already? Not fair!!!! Ours still haven't shipped and we ordered them three days into the season

25-01-2014 20:18

R.C.

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

If you email me, we can see whats going on.

Also Kevin, loving the WCD!

-RC

25-01-2014 22:36

Nick Lawrence

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

I can confirm this is photoshop. I can tell by the pixels and by seeing many a shop in my time.

Also, this kind of reminds me of a certain 1625 robot...

-Nick

25-01-2014 22:52

Lightfoot26

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

Oh Josh.....

26-01-2014 10:45

Arpan

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

Thanks, our head coach emailed vex (where we ordered them from) Thursday and they said that they would ship by the end of the week.
Of course, I don't know if they've actually shipped yet....

26-01-2014 12:44

Pault

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

Well, they decided that they didn't want to lose any pushing power because they used mecanums, so they orientated the wheels at 45 degrees so that all of the force would be going straight forward and backwards. In regards to the belt, they originally planned on having 6 seperate gearboxes, but once they realized that their way of mounting the wheels made it so that all the wheels would always be running in the same direction, they got rid of 4 gearboxes and belted the wheels together in order to save weight.

26-01-2014 13:22

Whippet

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

I spy either HiGrip FIRST wheels or AM Stealth wheels behind the obviously shopped mecanums...

26-01-2014 22:03

Clinton Bolinger

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

Glad to see that you received your parts.

-Clinton-

26-01-2014 22:44

adammiller3122

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

another way to prove that it is not legit, is that they would have realized that they installed them wrong.

26-01-2014 23:02

BBray_T1296

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

Obviously they found improved performance with the wheel axis not concentric to the axle

30-01-2014 22:03

Kevin Kolodziej

Re: pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1

You guys are good sports! We figured we would try something new for our 10th anniversary...6 mecanums was just too good to pass up!

Thanks! So far we are quite pleased. Rubber hits the carpet tomorrow...