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Re: 2014 Game

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Originally Posted by Whippet View Post
Oh my goodness, no. The team I was on in 2012 didn't have a competitive robot that year specifically because they couldn't get the mecanum wheels to work correctly. Mecanums should only be used by those teams who are experienced enough in frame building and programming to make them work correctly.
That's why we did the mecanum/regular drivetrain



It wasn't too hard to program mecanum... especially in labview, you can tie in a gyro and you are good to go! (if you have a decent gyro)
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