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Re: 935 as of last night

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Originally Posted by trilogism
Can you get the same holonomic motion with the mechanums
as you can with the omniwheels?
Our programmer is more than eager to program a holonomic robot,
and we weren't sure if mechanums would give us the same ability.
Holonomic (omni) and mecanum give the same abilities, but the mecanums are easier to put on a kitbot. Also, omni's can be really easy to push around/spin; mecanums are much harder.
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