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Originally Posted by bam-bam
I wouldn't pick mecanums unless you have two other high traction robots. I've seen instances where the mecanums can't even go up on the bridge.
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UNLESS your mecanum-drive robot has (1) "super-creep" (low geared, high torque - I think that's what they call it, I'm not a mechanical type) mode where it just crawls right up there, alone OR pushing another bot, and (2) "e-brake" gyro-based software which enables it to hold its position on the bridge using micro-adjustments (that's in lay terms and I might not be getting it right, but it's the general idea).
Our drivers can balance (and then turn 90 degrees to take up less bridge space), or double-balance (with our chassis-bot, 'cause that's all we have for a 2nd, but it weighs about 1/2 what our practice bot weighs, so that's another challenge - the chassis-bot has to hang off the end for the weight distribution to work out), pretty quickly. Haven't tried a triple only because we don't have 3 robots, but we can't wait to try it on that practice field in a couple of days.
Oh, man, I wish I had some video for y'all. Can't wait for this weekend.