Omni Wheels

[bbagnall]

If anyone is interested in building an Omni Wheeled robot, there are some available just for Lego from Nexus Robotics:

http://www.nexusrobot.com/product.php?id_product=82

They cost $15 US per wheel, and the shipping times were pretty quick from China.

[Eric]

I'm not seeing any prices on that website. The cart lists everything as $0.00. Apparently, I only get charged for shipping. Which seems to be a constant $33.60, however many items I intend to buy

Is that correct? Are you seeing something different?

[bullestock]

I'm not seeing any prices on that website. The cart lists everything as $0.00. Apparently, I only get charged for shipping. Which seems to be a constant $33.60, however many items I intend to buy

Is that correct? Are you seeing something different?

It does the same for me (and also did so back in August when I first checked it). I did consider ordering 100 omniwheels, selling them for $10 apiece, and making a huge profit...

[bbagnall]

I encountered the same problem with the website ordering form and let them know but I guess they haven't updated it yet. If this puts you off, you can get similar wheels at an Australian site (though I haven't tested them yet):
http://www.rotacaster.com.au

These type of wheels are really cool to play around with.

[Rickz2020]

Wow they have some nice kits.

Will they all work with the NXT? I ask because I encountered problems with typical motors as they do not have an encoder.

This is the kit I am interested in: http://www.nexusrobot.com/product.php?id_product=86

I wonder if it is controllable via NXT and MMX.

[bbagnall]

These wheels do not have motors on them. Make sure to only get the wheels that are specifically made for Lego NXT. The wheels fit on a standard Lego Technic axle.