Mecanum and Omni wheels - slgrobotics/articubot_one GitHub Wiki

Mecanum and Omni wheels

Here is a video explaining the concept and difference. Google "omni wheels vs mecanum wheels" for a good AI explanation.

Here are a couple of affordable robot kits:

• mecanum wheel starter kit
• omni wheel starter kit

A project by Proto G Engineering - converting hoverboard motor wheels into mecanum wheels:

• short videos: https://youtu.be/abPLaRr66IM and https://youtu.be/QXF6hNVUydI
• Thingiverse files
• strong 96 mm mecanum wheels

LeKiwi Low-Cost Mobile Manipulator under ROS by Nathan Lewis:

• https://github.com/teknoman117/lekiwi_ros2_ws

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For tips and software for BLDC motor wheels visit this guide and take a look at Seggy robot.