We all use wheels in our everyday lives in some way without realizing how helpful this round object is and how we should be grateful to our ancestors for inventing it. The invention of wheels has helped us to evolve, build wonderful and advanced machines and vehicles, and make our lives easier. There are many types of wheels. Some people believe that a caster is also a type of wheel and many people disagree. Casters have a wheel, so in...
For many years, robot wheels have evolved to be more efficient, satisfy specific requirements and be used in more complex machines which require moving in different settings. as a robotic enthusiast, you need to know how many robot wheels are out there and how they work. So you can have a better understanding of wheels' application and make smarter choices when it comes to choosing wheels for your project.Here in this article, we have gathered everything you need to know...
RoboCup is an international robotics competition which has been held for the first time in 1996. Since then, this robotic competition has taken place every year. The contest currently has six major competition domains and different roboCup soccer leagues. Each domain has a number of different leagues and sub leagues. In the next section, we’ll take a look at different robocup soccer leagues: 1.RoboCup Middle Size Robot League (MSL) One of the robocup soccer league is middle size robot league. In a middle...
Industrial Omni wheels: applications and uses Omni directional wheels have lots of applications. In addition to the robotic fields such as junior soccer robots, small size robots, and middle size robots, they are used in lots industrial applications. In this article, some of these applications for industrial omni wheels are discussed. Omni directional wheels are invented to put an end to this hypothesis that the wheel can be used to move only in forward and backward directions. These Omni directional wheels are...
If you have landed here, you’re probably willing to learn about robocup competitions. So let’s jump into it. Robocup competitions were created in order to give an opportunity to robot creators to test and evaluate their robots. Besides that, participating in fascinating competitions along with learning new things, captivate robot creators to participate in these competitions. Each year many people around the world design robots according to specific rules in order to be part of these wonderful competitions and be able to...
What is omni wheel ? this question might be the reason why you're here right now. If you’re new to robotics field and still don’t know about these wheels, you’re in the right place. In this article we’re going to talk about what omni wheels are and how they work. What is Omni Wheel? Omni Directional Wheel is a type of wheel that can freely role in more than one direction. Omni wheels are specifically designed to create lateral movement in addition...
In this article we’re going to talk about what kinds systems are used in soccer robot kicking mechanism and how they work. Robots are one of the wonders of our modern world. Every year many robots are created to make our life a bit easier. But one of the fascinating thing about robots is that they can also play soccer! You may have watched many soccer match and hoping that your favorite team will win. But watching robots playing soccer is another...
Robocup Event One of the closest upcoming Robocup event in near future is the Sydney Robocup event which is to be held on 2-8 July in Sydney, Australia. The exact location of this event will be at the International Convention Center in Darling Harbour, Australia’s premier integrated convention, exhibition and entertainment precinct. This competition has different leagues, the major leagues and the junior leagues, hence we will take a brief look at different leagues, their rules, and the participants of this...
Choosing the right motor among all types of motors can be a complicated task. Imagine you have decided to do a project but you are not sure which motor is the best option, or maybe you have no information about different types of motors and their usages. It’s even possible that you have bought some items and you’re not sure about the quality of its motor. Whatever your goal is, in this article we’re trying to give you a general...
