Mecanum wear and dirt resistance

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Originally Posted by Tom Ore

When a mecaunum robot is straffing sideways the rollers are scrubbing. You don't even need pure straffing - any time you turn you'll get some scrubbing.

This is not true Tom. If the rollers are free to spin, there is no scrubbing, even when strafing.

Originally Posted by Tom Ore

Take any wheel, hold it on the floor and push it sideways - you'll get wear.

If you rotate the mecanum as you push it sideways, there will be no scrubbing. That is how a mecanum works. Try it.