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Originally Posted by msimon785
All in all, I think that the value of the project outweighs the cost. However, that is subjective, and is my personal opinion. To those who promote 6WD or 4WD, that's more than likely what we will use in the 2012 season. It depends both on the game and whether or not the swerve is extremely successful and reliable.
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Test the
living daylights out of it. Weigh it down, run it hard, long (lower voltage), and against defense. Complex components have a nasty habit of seeming really great until you actually need them to be.
And, just to clarify what I think a lot of people have been saying (I think you realize it): Don't build a swerve to test if you can do it. Build it to learn the skills you need to build great drivetrains: testing, troubleshooting, consistency, accuracy, robustness. (not exhaustive) Emphasize those lessons over the result of the actual device. They're more important, for FIRST and beyond.