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Re: Four Wheel, all steering, non-omniwheel, ONE power/motor source drive

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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Maybe I'm just missing something but if you have a drive system like in this pic, why would you need reversing gears? What is wrong with reversing the motors? I'm confused.
Best I can figure, it allows you to rotate in place.

We had a swerve drive last year (2003), and we've brainstormed for days on end about the possibilities, so I'd like to think my brother and I could answer some of the questions you might ask.
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