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Re: Team 4206 Pre-Season Drive Module (In Progress)

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Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence View Post
I wouldn't run a new drivetrain in season I haven't designed, iterated, built, tested, iterated more, and practiced with a ton in the offseason. It's too risky, and the drivetrain is never something you want to make too complex. 99.99999999999% of FRC games give no advantage to omnidirectional movement over a simple and reliable tank drive.
The first part I agree with. The last sentence is entirely up for debate at another place and time :-)
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