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Re: Team Nemesis 2590 - 2014 Robot Bellerophon

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Originally Posted by Nuttyman54 View Post
Because the contact force vector on a mecanum wheel is off-axis, they can orient them in a way that it provides not only collecting force, but also centers the ball while doing so.
Along with this, we went with mecanums on our intake as an alternative to side-rollers on our intake; it really does make a difference when getting balls from not head-on angles.