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Unread 11-01-2012, 14:33
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Re: Mecanum vs The Barrier

Our robot in 2010 not only could get over the bump at high speeds with rough mecanums, but also seemed to have better traction than the high traction wheels. We were able to win against any other robot in a pushing contest unless they had the same wheels. I also noticed other teams with rough mecanum wheels outpushing most robots. Things can shake loose if you don't use locking nuts and lock-tight, but that was not a problem for us.