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Re: Mecanum wheels

Designing to be defended against is a really good way to put a ton of work that may or may not see a benefit in competition.

Remember 2006, when 25 had a robot that was solely human fed, and basically shot from the floor? And went undefeated right up through division elimination rounds?

Ultimately the benefit of mecanum ends up coming down to what your game strategy is. If it's to be a flexible assist bot, it may very well be worth it-- if it's being a thrower bot, it very well may not be. Ultimately it's all just speculation until we get to competition regardless. Just like any other year, there will be successful 6WD robots and successful mecanum robots.

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