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Re: pic: Dual omni-wheel

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Originally Posted by mechanicalbrain
I'm curious about the actual benefit of dual wheels.
Mostly, they give a whole lot smoother of a ride. We used "stock" omniwheels on the kit chassis for our early software development, and it was pretty bouncy. The camera kept threatening to jiggle loose from its temporary mount.

For our "production" 'bot, we used dual omniwheels set up the same way as in 931's picture. It drove straight as smoothly as last year's skid-steer system, but it turned like a dream as well.
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