Quote:
Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday
I disagree. Mecanums can be easilly pushed around, which will be very detrimental this year. They will be very poor at defense, as well as slow(er) than other types of wheel base. Speed will be extremly important this year, unless you have someone ferrying you pieces. A good 6 wheel, 8 wheel, or treaded robot will have lots of fun pushing around the mecanums, away from their lanes, and away from their poles, as well as delaying them in the middle.
|
All drive trains can be exactly the same speed, it all depends on gearing. I would actually expect the average mecanum speed to be faster than an equivalent tank drive due to the fact that a mecanum bot gains nothing from gearing slow, while a tank bot gains pushing ability.
As for the original topic, yes, mecanums stand a chance this year. Yes, one may make it too Einstein if it is driven effectively.