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Originally Posted by maverickfan138
This isn't 100% what you want, Chris, but I think it's pretty close:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwlHlx-QAIQ
Watch 2337 and 2619 duke it out. 2337 had 8" mecanums and custom gear boxes. 2619 had 4 wheel tank drive with a wide bot. 2619 was the red alliance's main scoring robot and 2337 shut them down until the end game. |
This showcases 2 of about 5 robots I know of that I though Mecanums were used really really well.
The 573 robot that year was really clever and its "kicker" was more like a paddle wheel that cleared zones very well. The Mecanums were frequently used to dig into corners well. 2337 robot that year was a great re-director and hanger. It would also play some amazingly good defense for a mec.
I would actually say 2337 in 2008 and 2011 also used mecs fairly well. but I think you could find videos of those robots being defended or boxed out just as often as you would find amazing offense.
126 had a pretty good run with them this year. They were really good in Archimedes beating 868 (wiht a lot of help) in 1 match. This video is likely the closest to "driving circles aroudn teh defender":
http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2013arc_qm51
126 is the little blue bumper bot, and a tall black red bot (I think 846?) repeatedly tries to defend with very little success. They have at least 4 altercations that match with the Defense slowing them down just a tiny bit. I don't know that "I" would credit mecs to this maneuverability, but I am pretty sure 126 would give them some credit. The mecs also seem to be good for lining up to the tower and to the feeder station.