FingerTech Robotics Mecanum Wheels

[student71901]

THEN THEY SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN ROBOT WARS THEN XD

[SidedriverDotCom]

easier way to do this... SideDriver. Drive allways.

[angryrantingguy]

do you sell any larger wheels? FIRST Team 1076 is trying to find mecanum wheels with a diameter of about 1 foot

[WizenedEE]

@angryrantingguy I think you're better off with sticking with the andymark ones. Plastic wheels don't support a 200 lb robot very well.

[angryrantingguy]

@WizenedEE we've had problems with the andymark ones it the past

[ccool2ax]

I have to say calling your wheels "innovative" or "revolutionary" is really misleading, considering you didn't come up with the mecanum concept at all. I mean, they're still functional and cool, but not innovative....

[Sopzman]

@hdirmas The motors used in this video have 6kg-cm of torque and 450rpm.

[DocWolph]

I'm looking at building an RC vehicle using the Mecanum wheel. Nothing crazy fast. About 20-30mph tops. I'm trying to investigate some automotive concepts to see if and how they would work. Do I need assume these are independently powered, each having their own motor?

[bazmarc]

@DocWolph yes! :p

@FingerTechRobotics make some LEGO Technic compatible version ;)

[bazmarc]

@DocWolph  yes! :p

[kenneyth]

When strafing, is the speed roughly the same as when driving forward and reverse?

[FingerTechRobotics]

Update: To answer a few emails; the robot in the video was driven entirely by R/C transmitter to show it's not that hard. Just imagine what you could do with sensors and a microcontroller!

[Headbanger142]

Wow, awesome! That'd be perfect for some of those rambots with the wedges on the sides.