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Re: Mecanum Einstein this year

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Originally Posted by Tom Ore View Post
Only 12 teams out of over 2,000 made it to Einstein this year. Lots of quality teams with 6WD and 8WD didn't make it either. A well done drivetrain of any type is just one part of a total robot / program that is required.
I agree and disagree. The 12 teams out of 2000 are not a simple random sample. The best teams make Einstein, and the best teams never have mechanum drives. The fact that the there is a consistent trend of simple 6WD's making Einstein and winning competitions speaks for itself. I don't think it's a coincidence by majority in numbers; it looks like a correlation to me.

(If someone has the number of mechanum teams in St. Louis, we could analyze whether the reality that they didn't make Einstein is statistically significant).

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