VEX Swerve Drive Reveal

This drive was designed for middle schoolers to learn a swerve variant before entering HS robotics. While I had to cut some corners so they could see the inner workings of each module, it still drives fairly accurately as the turntables are reinforced using shaved linear slide pieces.
If someone wants to take this design further consider the following:
- waterjet a single-piece cage out of a large baseplate, then bend it to size.
- Cantilever the secondary bevel to allow for a larger 4" wheel
- replace the linear slide turntable bushings with a stronger (albeit taller) lathed 60T vex gear, or use parts of a dissected"2.6" diameter Turntable Bearing"
- Code it with a gyro for field-oriented control
- Use a rubber band winch-style spring (band wraps around a middle layer between turntable gear and wheel cage) to have more accurate turning, as the winch spring would apply constant torque to the gears, reducing slop. This would definitely make the assembly taller and prevent infinite rotation, but would significantly improve driving performance.
Music in this video:
The Epic 2 by Rafael Krux
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[@firehead313]

I never thought I'd see the day

[@TheCoachDave]

Ok...
1. That is a bad ass drive.
2. The text commentary is just as good as the drive.
Let's go!!!

[@challacustica9049]

"i agree" made me sad... but i agree as well

[@adrianceciliocastellon7393]

Amazing Engineering!

[@eitanpaster5692]

why do the wheels have so little traction 😩

[@muradmalik]

insane

[@darkfyy]

Diffy swerve time

[@duckman-pu9mn]

MarsMars- Time to make diff swerve with VEX parts

[@PCParagliders]

This would make a good battlebot

[@loganlarcom9724]

Someone actually had a swerve bot in battle bots . It was terrible compared to a lot of others though

[@faceboy1392]

ow my left ear