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Re: 4 vs 6 wheels (what to choose)

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Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday View Post
You can't strafe with 6WD, you have to tank drive, which if hanging pegs, involves backing up, then turning, then going back.
Not if you align to the pegs while approaching them, and not after you hit them.

Many people around here seem to be saying "oh, oh, a mecanum is sooo much more maneuverable, omg" when a well-driven 6wd can do everything except strafe, and is easier to build since everything comes in the KOP (and slightly easier to program, although the WPIlib has mecanum code for you)
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