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There's a ball differential so if the front and back wheels are spinning in opposite directions, the omnis don't turn.
Thanks so much for the feedback. Our team has decided against having an articulating 6-wheel approach due to the complexity and the limitations of our team but I must say I'm still curious. How does your ball-differential work? From what I understand of ball differentials, there is one drive gear and 2 driven axles. So I assume your center omni wheels are on the driven axles. But you have 2 driving chains coming from the omni wheels and only one drive gear. Do you have a special type of ball differential? Can you explain a bit more?

Thanks again! Good luck with your design. Congrats on getting the green light in Q&A!!
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