Thread: omni wheel instead of mecanum wheels
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omni wheel instead of mecanum wheels
assuming a rectangular robot chassis, could you use normal omniwheels (andymark type, for example) turned at 45 degrees like this:
http://www.charmedlabs.com/robot3.jpg
give the same functionality as 4 mecanum wheels?

if so, what is the advantage of using mecanums?

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