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Re: Mecanum Drivetrains

i love Mecanums!!

But in competitive applications like first, i believe is the words of Colin Chapman (founder of Lotus cars) -- “Simplify, then add lightness" Mecanums do neither!!

now i'm hugely biased as the gang of mentors i hang with is all about 6 or 8 WCD.

granted some 340 students are working on a Mecanum as we speak.
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