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Re: Problems turning

From what I've seen on other forums it would seem that all omni-wheels causes you to be pushed, I would suggest doing what li'l Lavery said and if you have a 4 wheel base, put on 2 omni-wheels in opposite corners of the robot, this allows for easier turning and you're still hard to push. On the aluminum bearings I am no help (sorry I'm an EE guy.)

(The wheel design looks like this the parenthesis are omnis and the straits are regular wheels.)


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