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Re: pic: Mecanums

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Originally Posted by meatmanek

cool, but ... what is it? A conveyor system of some sort?

Industry uses mecanum wheels like this anywhere they need to move something heavy, as it works just like mecanum robot drivetrain does. It allows heavy crates to translate and rotate simultaneously with very little force needed to move them. So this could be anywhere from a warehouse loading dock to an international airport.

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