"West Coast" drive?

I've heard references to "West Coast"-style drivetrains a few times now on CD, and am puzzled as to what that means.The only real information I've been able to dig up is:---Quote (Originally by...

Frictional coefficant of wheels on the carpet

I'm trying to find two things. First off, what kind of material(I'm thinking some sort of rubber) do most teams use, and second, what would be the coefficant of kinetic friction on the...

Community/Open Source Chassis Project

I know this has been suggested before here (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57962&highlight=open+source+drivetrain), but I am looking to start an "open source" chassis project...

Weight Specs for FIRST competition

Our team just received the shipment for the controls for this year's robot competition. We noticed that, after assembling all the sections needed for controlling the robot (not the driver's board)...

Need for Aluminum Gears and Sprockets?

Hello CD,One of our local sponsors that does CNC Milling and Turning was wondering; is there a need for 7075 drive (hub and hubless) sprockets and aluminum gears? On our last years bot we had him...