[Caleb Sykes]

Great poll and thread. I am very interested to see how the results turn out. As for me, I chose "does not affect position".

Interestingly enough, for some of the regionals I have attended, I might actually be more prone to select a mecanum bot than a tank bot for a defensive pick. The reason why is because a mecanum robot always* has 4 drive motors, while too many teams still use only 2 drive motors for tank drive. I would still pick the robot that is the best driven for a defensive pick, but all else equal, I would feel better about having a mecanum bot on my alliance than a 2-motor tank drive robot.

*Although I have heard of teams that try to drive a mecanum configuration with only 2 motors. *shudder*