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Re: Omni Wheels Vs. Mecanum Wheels

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Originally Posted by Oblarg View Post
There are uses for pushable holonomic drives, but there are also drawbacks. In neither of those videos were you on the receiving end of dedicated, forceful defense.

It is categorically false that you "should not use" a holonomic drive as a fundamental rule, though. I wouldn't pick one this game due to the huge prevalence of defense in competitive matches, but there have been many FRC games in which it could be a huge asset.
that's true but if that was the case than any other robot would be in same situation, it's a drawback for all designs other than the specific ones made to be able to push others around. With a bit more speed(using 9:1 instead of 12:1 transmissions) we would have been sufficiently fast to outrun most other bots. I looked through all of our matches and there were several where there was heavy defense on us but we were able to skate around them but there ins't any footage I could find. Though yes we did get pinned several times but they have to back off after a few seconds and we slither out.