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Originally Posted by Joe195
Overall, swerve drive has much better control, but is very challenging to design and program. Mecanum is easier to program, but doesn't give you the same power. I would say swerve drive is better, but only if your team can use it to its fullest potential
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I am in full agreement. We have done swerve drive before and it has the ability to keep control and deliver some amount of force as well. Swerve also commonly consists of one CIM per wheel which delivers a nice amount of power. Mecanum has a history of being pushed quite easily in FIRST and tends to impress other teams less. Swerve however definitely delivers a better turning capacity than Mecanum. It's also beautiful to watch. I am looking at you Apple Pi (2014).