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Originally Posted by Koko Ed
As of last year I still think a robot with Mechanum has never made it to Einstein.
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This is correct.
Though, 2826 made it a stone's throw from Einstein in 2011 with their 'Octocanum' drive. Had 71 not had issues in the Curie finals, mecanums may have made it. We're still quite some time off from seeing a pure mecanum make it to Einstein though.
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Originally Posted by Taylor
Straw man.
That's like saying women are poor drivers because no woman has ever won the NASCAR championship.
As of last year, no robot with a Kinect has ever made it to Einstein either.
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Is this really a valid comparison?
Look at the number of women in Nascar vs the Number of teams who use Mecanum wheels in FRC.
And the Kinect point is completely irrelevant here, Mecanum wheels have been in FRC since 2005, at my count that's 7 seasons that they could've and or should've made it to Einstein if they were superior (Though, Mecanum usage really exploded in 2007 and they were illegal in 2009) - the Kinect is new this season, maybe you can make the Kinect comment again in a few years.
The reason a Mecanum robot hasn't made it to Einstein is a really deep topic. I believe, and may be wrong here, but 51 is the only team in the Modern Era to make it to Einstein with any sort of non-swerve omni drive. Maybe Omni Drives that rely on Omni Wheels and Mecanum Wheels just aren't a good fit for FRC, who knows?