The fun just doesnt stop, enjoy this picture and become more puzzled by our Mighty Auk 
Where did that come from!?!?!?!?! :ahh: :yikes:
Sure looks like those are in the wings. My guess is they run on two motors though, the Window and Fisher. Maybe they even threw the two together like the Drill and Fisher from the last two years. Why else would they have two speed controllers? There’s my $.02
let me think…hmmmmmm…
uhmmmm…nope…sorry 
Maybe they’re just hiding in the back of the bot. I think I’ve spotted them in the full bot pic from the side. I guess I’m up to my $.04 now.
that may be the case… but you might wanna look a little closer
the secret will be revealed all in good time 
*Originally posted by KyleGilbert45 *
**that may be the case… but you might wanna look a little closerthe secret will be revealed all in good time
/me knows what it’s from 
i received some information about the’s omni wheels and where they are from a few VERY good inside sources… hrm, i wonder who they could be?? :]
*Originally posted by David Kelly *
**/me knows what it’s from
hrm I think we have a spy in our midsts 
Its not me, honest!
i think i get it now!
Wow good luck guys…
Everyone here in lafayette is looking forward to meeting up with you in competition.
:]
i think i get it now!
Well then please explain…it should be fun to see what ya have to say since its probably not right…
i think it is a drive system for the ends of your wings
Bad
*Originally posted by badjokeguy *
**i think it is a drive system for the ends of your wingsBad **
heh that was one of the first guesses by Beast314, and like Kyle said, its wrong…
You will find out soon enough.
We’re havin’ too much fun this year
It looks like it’s used for turning. Those treads have an aweful lot of traction so they need to lower the omni wheels to turn the robot better. My guess is this is for running the robot in high-gear. Low gear should have enough torque to turn the treads.
it looks to me like it is for keeping the bot up. if it is hit from the side then instead fo getting a lot of impact and possibly tipping it moves sideways some and reduces damage…not to mention the good traction for moving foreward.
*Originally posted by Jnadke *
**It looks like it’s used for turning. Those treads have an aweful lot of traction so they need to lower the omni wheels to turn the robot better. My guess is this is for running the robot in high-gear. Low gear should have enough torque to turn the treads. **
Uhhh…nope…we have this really cool thing this year that is called the “puck”. The newest version doesnt look much like a puck (but the 1st version did).
These wheels drop down perpendicular to the treads for a translational drive to get to the ramp quicker; but they could also remain down and spin if at the right height so that the treads could drive forward at the same time.
Or they may not “drop down” at all but always be there.
That’s my opinion. 
I’ve seen this design before with many other teams. WPI is one I can think of off the top of my head in the 2001 competition.
*Originally posted by 157#1Driver *
**I’ve seen this design before with many other teams. WPI is one I can think of off the top of my head in the 2001 competition. **
If you’re talking about “wonder-wheels,” yes WPI was one of the first teams to build and implement such a system in 2001; they were also used on Gompei 2k2.
If you’re talking about drop-down wheels, well… WPI also had those in 2001, but not in the same way as I think 45 is using this year.
Wrong
Keep the guesses coming.
Think of our 2000 robot
Well i guess everyone got bored with trying to guess what the trick wheels went to…looks like everyone is going to have to wait till St. Louis to see them…I dont know if any more pics will be released before then…I expect a few threads to come up after St. Louis though… :yikes: :ahh: