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Originally Posted by Karthik
Your example of a noteworthy mecanum drive is one that didn't even make the elimination rounds at a 41 team event?
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because the other half of the robot (read: manipulator and minibot) wasn't up to par. in fact, it really didn't work at all.
version 2 of the arm and minibot/launcher improved things in st. louis, but communication issues between myself and the head programmer led to code issues, the drivers didn't have enough practice with the final system, and a catastrophic failure ended it.
it proves that although a good drivetrain is good, it isn't everything.
Trust me, my years on 1747 taught me that equally well. In 2010, we could "glide" over bumps, push robots away from towers before they could hang, and some rowdy drivers of ours (not endorsing this) even disabled my current team's (2783) drivetrain in one match and flipped a rookie in another (anybody at buckeye regional that year knows about it). however, the kicker broke beyond repair, the vacuum didn't work, the roller to replace the vacuum was destroyed in the kicker failure, and the hanging device never worked. only this time, at boilermaker regional, we were picked by the 1st seed alliance (with 1501 and 1018) but lost in the semi finals in a close battle. by the way, it was a 2 speed traction drive (front traction, rear omni duals).