Why Choose a Robot Chassis with Mecanum Wheels?

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Why Choose a Robot Chassis with Mecanum Wheels?

You may have noticed that many mobile robotics competitions have moved from an Omni-wheel chassis to a mecanum chassis. Why the change? How does the type of robot wheels used in your chassis affect your robot when you are competing? In this article, we will explore the differences and discuss the advantages of using Mecanum wheels instead of Omni Wheels. … Read More

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Interesting STEM News from K12Lab for Education

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A high school robotics class teamed up with a regional health care clinic and together they’ve created a Knee Brace Simulator. Utilizing LabVIEW for Education and the NI myDAQ. They developed a solution for keeping weight off the knee during recovery. Here’s a video with Evan Reyier, Rita Collier and Dr. Larry Kravitz explaining how it was done.

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