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Re: Mecanum wheels

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Originally Posted by TheMadCADer View Post
...a 6/8 wheel drive train can better resist the imparted turning motion by turning against it, allowing you to hold a stalemate.
I wonder if anyone has ever actually conducted such a test under controlled conditions. The mec bot would have a larger effective wheelbase than 6W drop center. And mec wheels (at least the affordable ones commonly used for FRC) are somewhat harder to push sideways than fwd/rev. Might make an interesting off-season science project to verify this claim or lay it to rest.

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