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Re: Mecanum Wheels

Ether, they are independently driven.

There's a ball differential in the middle of the omni wheel sprockets in the middle of their drive, allowing the mecanums to drive independently. I'll see if I can dig up the original pictures and threads in CD-Media.

Edit: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/31755
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/34202
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/34594

Those should get the technical specs going for you; they represent 3 iterations of the drive.
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