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Quote:
Originally posted by RogerR
"crab" and "swerve" are two names for the same drive type
These two terms are common nicknames for an omni-directional drive.

The term Crab, comes from... well, a crab. If you have ever seen a crab walk, you know that crabs walk sideways. This makes sense since omni-directional drives can go sideways like a crab.

The term swerve is attributed to the agile motion of omni-directional drives. You never really know where they are going next, they just swerve all over the place very gracefully... most of the time anyway
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