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Re: HELP; moving omni robot to move sideways

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Originally Posted by Parrot62 View Post
I have omni wheels.

So there is no way to make it move sideways and it has to be a 45 degree orientation? What if I control the speed of each motor independently?

I was told omni are very similar to mecanum, and I was able to get them for a good price; that's why I went with omni wheels.
If you run the wheels at different speeds, you might turn, but you won't go sideways if all the wheels are facing forward.
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