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Re: mecanum vs. omni

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Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
I finished my prototype VEX mecanum wheel this weekend. It's definitely under $20, not VEX competition legal (we can always hope the spacers come in the kit right?), and currently far from perfect since I need to file more metal down and figure out roller spacing that's off by minute amounts.
We made some a few years ago. Admittedly, they aren't VEX legal or cheap or extremely strong. Dad was running some SLS tests at his work and slipped a few wheels in, one of our sponsors cut the rollers and pins to hold them. They worked for testing with Edubot and so should work with VEX if we ever wanted to try.
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