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Re: The Hardest Drive System To Program:

I'd say Unicorn drive is up there. There's so many modes available: tank (uncommon if snake works), full crab (all wheels pointed same direction), snake (front & back point opposite directions), center spin, arbitrary center spin, each potentially with x and y-orientation. The real trick is switching "modes" on the fly. Some have 2 speeds, either mechanical or software-based (less optimal but alright for some games/strategies).

We've been iterating 4-wheel swerve for 2 years (without tank mode). Heck of a ride. Go programmers!

The other possibility that comes to mind is Nonadrive. It's incredible, but I have no idea how complicated the programming is. (148, are you here?) Of course, there's always auto-balancing trackballs. Or triple-jointed six legged bots.
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