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Re: Swerve Drive vs Mecanum Wheel drive?

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Originally Posted by Citrus Dad View Post
From a scouting perspective, we heavily discount robots with mecanum drive because they don't have the same defensive abilities as tank drive. To be honest, we haven't see a high-scoring mecanum drive robot, even at Worlds, so I don't have an opinion about the use there.
This is an incorrect assessment of mecanum wheels. See the RoboBees this year:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHive836

They were easily the top performing robot at the NC Regional, had the highest OPR by nearly 20 points, and missed out on taking the whole thing due solely to a Tech foul that their alliance got in the last match of finals. Yes, there were absolutely robots out there with more pushing power, but letting another team snatch up the robobees in selections would be a bad idea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3dKBW8dbOI

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