@RoboCats Thank you.
Nice robot! Is there a special reason to choose six wheels instead of four wheels? Do six wheels decrease the mobility? Thanks for sharing your robot!
Six wheels make it easier to climb the platforms and also provide extra traction when being pushed or just driving in general. It does have a negative affect on mobility but it doesnât matter much.
We chose 6 wheels to increase traction on the platforms and field. We originally had a 4 omni base, but it slid off the platforms way too easily and had little to no way of escaping a pin, and switching to 6 wheels solved these issues.
We actually found that our mobility wasnât really affected by 6 wheels, but that also depends on how the 6 wheels are spread out.
How does the spread of wheels play a role in mobility?
Where and how you place your center traction wheels can affect the point that your robot turns/rotates around.
Why is it easier to escape a pin with a 6 wheel drive? or is it rather because itâs harder to be pinned in the first place
The reason would be that generally the middle wheel is a traction wheel or some form of traction wheel which keeps the robot from sliding sideways.
but wouldnât that only help with not getting pinned in the first place and have negligible difference when already in a pin?
I could imagine it would make escaping a pin easier in some situations; but for the most part yes lol.
Yea what I meant is that 6 wheel bases in general make it harder for teams to pin you in the first place or push you from the side.
@Jonathan H
How are you guys getting the balls up to the flywheel?
strong robot. Iâm glad to see new, strong teams in my home region of SoCal.
At the end of last season, I was worried that our historically competitive region would decline in strength due to some of the older teams and their members graduating/no longer competing like 62A and 6007X.
As you (and 6627 ofc) proved yesterday, that concern was clearly unfounded. Well done. I look forward to seeing you dominate this season 
Could you please tell me how many chains you used for the lift. Is it 1 continuous chain?
It is several chain loops. 2 per stage excluding the last stage about 6 loops in total
I still donât understand how the intake is able to flip out and lock using the standoff. Can someone explain it to me please?
Start a new thread please, this one is beyond dead
@DRow can you please close this thread?