[ehfeinberg]

Originally Posted by lamk

I don't know it it matters: all the Einstein drivetrain this year were square drive including the poofs.

I feel that has less to do with a square drive being "better" then a long drive and more of due to perimeter constraints, it was hard to acquire a ball being long. Thus many teams were forced to be much more square.

That said, there are a few things that I forgot to mention in my first post, that being long allows you to be taller without having to worry about tipping over as much as being square (or wide and having a shorter wheel base). But being square (or wide and having a shorter wheel base) usually enables you to turn easier with less scrubbing of the wheels.

I am not sure how much different it is to drive a square vs. long robot, but I doubt it would be significantly different. Maybe someone can chime in about that?