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Re: Effective Drive Base

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Originally Posted by Michael Ogden View Post
On mecanum wheels: I saw a video of one team (who will remain anonymous) having issues steering with a mecanum drive. If that doesn't turn your mind away from mecanum, AndyMark is coming out with a lighter version of mecanum wheels on Jan. 22.
Mecanum when programmed, design and driven correctly have great agility and maneuverability, arguably as good as swerve. Obviously the video that you saw was not a good representation of what good mecanum can do.