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Re: Mecanum wear and dirt resistance

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Originally Posted by Tom Ore View Post
On carpet, the scrubbing doesn't cause any wear. If you use mecanum wheels on pavement and dirt please let me know how it goes - I would expect you're going to see wear. (By the way, we've used mecanum wheels - we have 4 regional wins on mecanum wheels.)
So you saw 0 wear on carpet (through the lifetime of your robot), but haven't run it on anything else?

We have no intention of trying mecanums on grass -- we don't drive our current robot on grass either. Dirt, asphalt, and gym floors are unavoidable for us, however.