It may have a geeky name, but the 4WD Mecanum Wheel Robot Kit is actually an excellent way to assure your girlfriend she will have no problem parallel parking in the future.

The most impressive aspect of [Jack]’s build is the mecanum wheels; the side plates for the wheels were designed by [Jack] himself and machined on his school’s Haas mill.

The Arduino people are certainly keeping busy! We wrote earlier in the week about the image sensing capability of the Arduino-friendly Pixy, and now here comes a robot... It runs on two wheels and has ...

The MasterPi robot demonstrates this well, using fancy wheels to help it slide and skate in any direction needed. Four DC gear-motors are fitted to a metal chassis, each one driving a mecanum wheel.

Instructables member “Lingib” has created a awesome Arduino powered Omni Wheel CNC pen plotter, powered by an Arduino Uno and Bluetooth module allowing the system to receive commands via a ...