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Re: Kit Chassis + Mecanum = Flex

A nice fix... and we found the flex helped our mecanum keep all four wheels on the ground a few years back... but then again, we were using direct drive.

The extended output shafts from AM and Banebots make it easy to mount wheels directly on the gearbox (so long as the outboard end of the shaft is supported, at least) and, while it does reduce some of your options in terms of gearing and drive geometry, it ensures that you will always have at least one wheel turning on your robot!

Jason
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