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Re: Mecanum Einstein this year

I think the next trick to figuring out how complex drive trains should be is clarifying which of the D/T's on Einstein (or Top25) were:
  • KOP (with perhaps sprocket gearing changes or different wheels, but all else the same)
  • 1 or 2-speed
  • Full-traction versus omni's on the corners
  • Direct-Driven
  • 4/6 motor
  • etc

Speeds in high gear may be interesting to see, but really those are more about what a team's strategy is rather than 'best drive train'. I suspect we'd see a wide variety of skid steer designs in the top ranks.
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