JimG
JimG
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RE: Mecanum wheels can be erratic.

Hey, sorry, I disappeared for a while after this conversation. I did let my grandson play with the little robot, and he liked it a lot. Later I revi...

5 hours ago
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RE: Mecanum wheels can be erratic.

Good, thanks. That answers my question - the S3 is a newer version than the ones that I have. So I can use these or spend a few bucks for the newer ...

3 months ago
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RE: Mecanum wheels can be erratic.

Thank you again for your always valuable advice. I think your first sentence provides your top recommendation, and if I want to play with this with m...

3 months ago
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RE: Mecanum wheels can be erratic.

Is the ESP32-S3 the same ESP32 that I see all over Amazon? Has it changed at all over the past few years? I have a couple of ESP32 boards that I bou...

3 months ago
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RE: Mecanum wheels can be erratic.

I didn't get time to really look at your video until this evening, and, yes, it's very responsive. I know nothing at all about web-sockets, but lack ...

3 months ago
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RE: Mecanum wheels can be erratic.

But it's got such pretty flashing red lights, and they make a heart! And, and, and, it's an Arduino! 😀 😆 😀 Even with my limited knowledge, it did...

3 months ago
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RE: Mecanum wheels can be erratic.

@inq Thank you again for helpful and relevant information. I actually have very little experience working with any of those capabilities. I understa...

3 months ago
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RE: Mecanum wheels can be erratic.

Look up the Arduino Uno R4 Wifi, or watch Bill's recent video on it. This model contains a 12x8 matrix of red LEDs right in the middle of the board. ...

3 months ago
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RE: Mecanum wheels can be erratic.

@inq Thank you for your thoughtful and informative replies. I had never heard of Mecanum wheels until Bill's video, so it's all new to me. I spent s...

3 months ago
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RE: Mecanum wheels can be erratic.

@zander That sounds workable and interesting. Keep us posted when you get into the project. Don't use the Uno R4, though. It has a completely diffe...

3 months ago
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RE: Mecanum wheels can be erratic.

That all sounds like fun to me. 😀 Is there a forum here for this kind of conversation? I love the feeling of watching my code come to life, especial...

3 months ago
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RE: Mecanum wheels can be erratic.

@inq I probably could have if I'd been here at the time, but it's no longer an option. Still, the SKU (ASIN, in Amazon's terms) is a definite identif...

3 months ago
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RE: Mecanum wheels can be erratic.

Are you suggesting that the robot could use two regular wheels and two Mecanum wheels, where the undriven Mecanum wheels would be used like the traini...

3 months ago
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RE: Mecanum wheels can be erratic.

That's a great idea! I think my phone is capable of that kind of video. I'll look into it. My gut feeling (based mostly on experience with other ch...

3 months ago
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