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Re: Mecanum vs. Swerve Drive

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Originally Posted by bbradf44 View Post
I have to disagree with you there. This past season my team used mecanum for the first time. Yes they are very costly but it all panned out in competition. And as far as pushing power, we pushed a robot twice our size and just at Max weight across the field on several occasions
We used them and loved them as well. I was simply stating the common CD belief that mecanum wheels are awful at defense. We too did the same thing, and held some of the best teams at our regionals to only 2 cycles. We likewise bullied teams pushing them across the field... I personally think mecanum wheels are a great and easy option, provided you build them right.