Thread: Team 1625 Introduces their 2011 Robot: Mr. Cringerpants
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Re: Team 1625 Introduces their 2011 Robot: Mr. Cringerpants
Amazing as usual!

Your team took a 6-wheel swerve drive to Einstein last season, and I would have bet money that we would have seen it again in 2011 (with the flat field, it seems perfect). On paper, at least, 6-wheel swerve has advantages over this drive system (strafing while translating...e.g. diagonal movement). Both drive systems are much more complex than a skid-steer drive, but clearly within the means of your team.

What was your decision process that led you to the "lobster-drive" over doing 6-wheel swerve again? Complexity/weight? Some perceived advantage that is elluding me? The cool/doing something novel factor? Just curious!