Octagonal Drivetrain! Its been a long time since I've seen a good picture of one.
179 did it ?first? in 2005. (Wow I'm surprised I commented on that one too). It was a pretty great robot too. Remember, that was 2005 BB (Before Bumpers Era).
A couple things I'd recommend:
- Studying some match footage to see if it really makes a difference on a T-Bone Pin. (You don't need to go back to 2005 for this)
- Do some math proving that this concept could work in the world of T-Bone Pins.
- Will this make a difference on turning?
I'm not convinced it will make a significant/reasonable difference in any scenario, but all I got is anecdotal stuff.