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Re: Mecanum Wheels?

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Originally Posted by proegssilb View Post
OK, random thought: If you move the center of rotation based on where the (expected) center of gravity is, would that help the bot at all?
Nope. If the CG isn't near (at) the center, the robot won't translate straight. That's what I was referring to when I said that handling would suffer. Center of rotation wouldn't necessarily be affected for a turn.
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