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Re: HELP; moving omni robot to move sideways

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Originally Posted by Parrot62 View Post
So there is no way to make it move sideways and it has to be a 45 degree orientation?
If you want to strafe (move sideways) the omni wheels should be mounted at 45 degrees, like this:

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What if I control the speed of each motor independently?
Nope.

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I was told omni are very similar to mecanum
They are similar . But they're not identical.