What wheels are you using this year?
This year we are planing on using mecanums with upsidedown ramps in front of them to help push the robot over the wall.
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- Roger 45 days ago
We're leaning toward a 6 wheel (or maybe even 8 - offsetting the fronts and rears) design. Not sure of what wheel type to use, I'm thinking along the lines of a soft rubber or pnuematic tire.
- Aaron Koscielski 44 days ago
We are thinking to use 8" Pneumatic wheels from andymark. Just have to decide on the center drop, 1/8" or 1/4". Any Thoughts or experiences with pneumatics?
- Kimberly 44 days ago
We don't see the advantage of mecanum wheels considering the barrier. Even with the upside-down ramps (which would be tricky anyways because of the bumpers), the jolt of going over the barrier in such an ungainly might be too much for the robot.
- kevin Selavko 38 days ago
With the ramps under it it's ok but without them the drop is too high and our gearboxes fell off. Also I don't know how long the soft rubber tires will not be completely chewed up.