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Unread 16-09-2014, 11:19
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Re: What is T-boning?

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Originally Posted by JVN View Post
Just because they don't EVER move sideways, doesn't mean they're not programmed to do so. It is bad scouting to make an assumption like this...
It is bad scouting of scouting to make an assumption of an assumption in regards to another team's scouting...

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Originally Posted by Pat Fairbank View Post
I've seen worse -- teams that chain both mecanum wheels on each side to the same gearbox.
Yup, seen this one before.

Mecanum drives fascinate me, so when I see a mecanum team that doesn't go sideways, I'll try and make time to go ask the team why they aren't going sideways. The most common answers are:

1. We just wanted to use Mecanum wheels. We didn't know they needed special programming.
2. The robot moves much faster in tank mode.
3. The robot wouldn't drive straight with mecanum mode.
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