Thread: Mecanum Wheels
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Re: Mecanum Wheels

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Originally Posted by Hawiian Cadder View Post
what if instead of using 4 6 inch mechs, you used 8 or even 12 of those
The software would get interesting, unless you plan to mount 3 coaxially at each of 4 locations and drive all three 3 wheels within each coaxial set at the same speed (which would be approximately correct but not quite, resulting in friction).