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Re: Mecanum problems

do you have any sort or suspension for each wheel on your mechanum drive? It may sound odd, but mechanum drives really do need suspension to work optimally. I haven't personally built a mechanum drive bot, but i know anyone who has would back me up on this.
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2004 Midwest Regional: Team Spirit Award Winner, Highest Seeded Rookie Team Award Winner, 4th Seed, 7-1-0 Record , Lost in Quarter Finals
2005 Midwest Regional: Imagery Award Winners, 16th Seed, 5-5-0 Record, Unpicked
2005 Championships, Newton Division: 5th seed, 6-1-0 Record, Advanced to semifinals
2006 Wisconsin Regional: Judges Award, 23th seed, 5-7-0 Record, Unpicked
2007 Wisconsin Regional: 33rd seed, 3-4-1 Record, Lost in Quarterfinals
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