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Re: How viable is full court Assisting?

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Originally Posted by patar8746 View Post
The only problem I see is your idea of using an omnidirectional drivetrain. Unless you're thinking of using a swerve drive, omnidirectional drivetrains are usually very easily pushed around, so you will either be seceptable to defense or limited in mobility.
Any drivetrain that would be capable of getting under the ball to catch it would be ideal. I only threw out the idea of an omnidirectional drive because aligning the robot would be easy. I agree a powerful tank with a good driver would be more effective at dealing with defense.