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Re: Mecanum Wheels - How do they work?
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Originally Posted by efoote868
You'll also want some form of suspension or flex in your frame to keep each wheel in contact with the ground (at a minimum), you'll do best with an equal weight distribution on your wheels, and the wheels should be in a square.
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You don't need suspension. My team ran mecanum in 2011, which had a flat floor like this year, just fine. Our wheels were also in a rectangle orientation.
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