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Re: pic: Team XBot Mecanum Practice Chassis
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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson
Why do you think squareness is an issue? The center of mass should probably be as close as practical to the center of the 'bot in order to keep weight equalized on all the wheels, but I think a long or wide rectangle ought to work fine.
I can verify that squareness is not an issue. I have built two holonomic drives on team 1083 in 2004 and 2005 (couldn't find a pic). Both drivetrains were rectangular and worked just fine.
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