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Originally Posted by Siri
Raising the wheels is by no means an entirely safe solution. In fact, I can think of specific cases in which allowing the wheels to spin under power is more dangerous than actually controlling that power digitally or electrically.
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Indeed, for much of the development of the TechnoKats' mecanum software this year the wheels would have a fit if they were lifted from the ground. The robot would jerk back and forth as the wheels convulsed, and it could easily have rocked itself off a set of blocks. Using closed-loop speed control does not play well with unloaded motors.