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Re: Check Out Our Omni Wheel System For FTC

That is interesting...first thing I thought of when I saw the video was you managed to get mecanum performance out of omni wheels. I like what you've done with them. Now, and it looks like you have a bit of practice under your belt, make sure who ever is operating your robot knows the full potential of omnidirectional drivetrains. The drivetrain is only as good as the operator who takes advantage of it, so make sure your operator has plenty of hours (if not days) logged behind the controls. If you can, make a second drivetrain only bot and put the operator through his paces.
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