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Re: Tiny wheel

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Originally Posted by JohnFogarty View Post
Not being an expert in physics here, but if you go any smaller in wheel size I'm betting the wheels wouldn't support the weight of the robot.
Why wouldn't it? Arent the rollers on Mechanum and Omni wheels about 1"? And doesn't the robot usually only sit on four of the rollers at once?

The only thing (I think) that would hold you back from going to 2" or lower is finding a way to power and support the thing.
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But why?