Note: This product has 2 options. Please select your preferred diameter of the wheel:
60mm wheel diameter
48mm wheel diameter
Mecanum wheels are unique as they are able to roll freely in two directions. It can either roll like a normal wheel or roll laterally using the wheels along its circumference. These wheels allow a robot to convert from a non-holonomic to a holonomic robot. A non-holonomic robot that uses normal wheels has only 2 out of 3 controllable degrees of freedom which are, moving forward/backward and rotating. Not being able to move sideways makes a robot slower and less efficient in reaching its given goal. The holonomic Omni-directional wheels are able to overcome this problem, as it is highly maneuverable. Unlike normal non-holonomic robots, the holonomic Omnidirectional robot can move in an arbitrary direction continuously without changing the direction of the wheels. It can move back and forth, sideways, and rotates at the same position.
Check out the video on The Ultimate Guide To Mecanum wheels by Kepler Electronics:
Example of a robot with Mecanum wheels:
Working principle:
These Mecanum wheels compatible with normal TT Motors and LEGO shafts. These are some of the motors that we have that are compatible with this mecanum wheels: