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Re: Drive Systems

A lot of teams are going to go mecanum because of the existence of protected zone, but defense will be aggressive in preventing them from getting there.

I can see 4 wheel tank being viable due to the fact it makes getting ground clearance for the bump easier (see 330's 2010 bot) as well as working on widebody robots.

As with nearly any game, 6 wheel tank is viable and will be the most commonly used drive, and since the kitbot is 6 wheel drop center, FIRST engineers thought it could play the game.
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