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

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Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter View Post
(and, as a side-note, I can almost guarantee now that the game won't be one for which the drivetrain should consume 70% of your effort... I don't think there ever has been such a game).
2008, I'd argue that any team that just focused on the drivetrain could have been quite successful. See 148 and the "Roadrunner" configurable robot.

And yes, even if it meant a non standard drivetrain. Roadrunner was Ackerman steering, and Tumbleweed was swerve.
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