FingerTech Robotics Mecanum Wheels

Our revolutionary new Mecanum Wheels, released in August 2009, allow any robotics enthusiast to add omni-directional capabilities to their creation. See our store for more details.
www.FingerTechRobotics.com
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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!


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• FingerTech
• Robotics
• Mecanum
• Wheels
• robot
• omni
• directional
• hobby
• combat
• kilobot
• antweight
• beetleweight
• remote
• control

[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!

[student71901]

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

[SidedriverDotCom]

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

[angryrantingguy]

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

[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]

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

[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.

[bazmarc]

@DocWolph  yes! :p

[bazmarc]

@DocWolph yes! :p

@FingerTechRobotics  make some LEGO Technic compatible version ;)