Chop Shop team 166 Mecanum Wheel Drive number 3

We had a drivable chassis on Tuesday of week 3! Here's a bit of video of it *safely* driving around. :)

Although this video was from the 2007 build season, I am still getting questions about the featured robot, so I'll put some commonly requested info here:
Wheels: 8" AndyMark http://www.andymark.com/ProductDetail...
Transmission: 12:1 BaneBots http://banebots.com/pc/P80K-S4/P80K-4...
Motors: CIMs, 1 for each wheel: http://www.andymark.com/CIM-motor-FIR...

Mecanum wheels allow for movement in any direction at the cost of efficiency and traction. They work because the rear wheels push outwards and the front wheels push inwards (when all the wheels are rotating "forward"), and you can change the speed and direction of each wheel to cause the net force to be in any direction.

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