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Re: Hex Couplers

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Originally Posted by irishninja
I'm not exactly sure about this, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but when buiding a holonomic drive, can't you also just use omni wheels rotated at 45 degrees from the chassis? Each wheel must be driven by individual motors but by using different sets of motor combinations you can move "sideways" and "forwards" without actually turning.
That's correct. The same is true of mecanum wheels, except that they can be arranged in a more typical 4WD arrangement and some feel that there are great benefits to such a design.
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