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Re: Omni Wheels Vs. Mecanum Wheels

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
Perhaps you're taking on weak mecanum robots. By saying mecanums have the least traction of any wheel, you're making a pretty broad generalization--and I'm willing to bet there's at least one mecanum robot out there that can push you around all day and all night.



Of course, both mecanum and omni pale in comparison to a good swerve drive, but a good swerve drive isn't exactly easy to build, particularly compared to a tank/mecanum setup.
Challenge accepted. We have mecanum drive