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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.
They're similar in the fact that they're "budget alternatives to developing a swerve drive" but they function incredibly differently. You could put them something like:

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that and achieve somewhat what you're looking for (akin to a Kiwi Drive) but be aware that an all omni wheel drive gives everyone around you just as much say in where your robot is going as you do.
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