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Originally Posted by MattC9
I know there alot of debate on this subject but I think this is the year we will see a set of mech's on einstein. I say this because were seeing a flat playing field so mecanums will be very effective. Plus mecanums and there drivers have progressed over the years in 2007 most teams made there own or they didn't know how to use them but this year we have great choices from andymark and our drivers have gotten very comfortable with the drivetrain, I think these are all good factors that might lead to a mecanum getting on Einstein
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If I were I betting man, I bet a lot of money that we won't see a mecanum bot on Einstein...
Mecanum's advantage is not in a flat field, it's in a tight area where you don't have room to change your orientation. FIRST never has a field with so many obstacles that you can't re-orient. Mecanum will be an equal the same this year as in past years. Mecanum serves no practical advantage on a FIRST field. Nothing has changed that this year.
Just like the past, we will not see a mecanum bot on Einstein.