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Originally Posted by Chris is me
A mecanum drive is limited by traction faster than a tank drive, thus, it will have less "pushing power" in most situations.
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Yes! In the pure forward and reverse directions, a mecanum wheel's pushing
force is limited by traction,
not by a vector reduction in the amount of available force.
Even if a mecanum wheel's rollers were made of the exact same material as a standard wheel of the same wheel diameter, the mecanum would lose traction before the standard wheel would.
This is because the reaction force of the floor (carpet) on the mecanum wheel's roller is larger than the reaction force on a standard wheel, given the same driving torque on the wheel.
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