[Bryce2471]

Originally Posted by JesseK

Tough part is, swerve has been around a long time (2002 Thunderchickens?). The most popular/public teams over the years have been 16, 111 & 118. Nearly every design is a derivation of one of the two prior designs which are either coaxial or motor-on-module, and many designs go in similar directions simply because it's a good idea. If you applied the patent office's definitions for innovation, you'd be hard0pressed to find one that was non-obvious, or the next obvious logical iteration.

As I mentioned in my last post, I was not accusing them of any mal-practice. I was just pointing out the striking similarity to designs that I have posted here lately. I'm not trying to get any patents, or money, or anything. I was just making an observation.