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Re: Tips on Improving Robot Design
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Originally Posted by SuperNerd256 View Post
Just my opinion, but GET THE MECANUM WHEELS OFF!
It's the offseason. Leave them on.

If you experiment with them in the offseason, then when the season rolls around and you build your competition robot, if (and this is a big if) the mecanum drivetrain turns out to be advantageous, you already know how to use it. If it doesn't, it's not that hard to turn a mecanum system into a 4WD system and practice with it.
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