Thread: Mecanum Wheels
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Re: Mecanum Wheels

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Originally Posted by MattC9 View Post
No sorry, but i'm curious why are you looking at mecanums?

If you want to do an off-season project mecanum might not be the best system for you and your team.
It's for a shifting drivetrain project. It will have mecanum for speed and agility and tank for brute strength (with traction wheels) and the ability to switch between the two.
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