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Originally Posted by Dunngeon
I think it might barely reach it, just a tiny bit.......
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I actually agree, in most cases. For most games I would prefer the 5.4 lb, single speed, single motor module I posted earlier. If the situaltion comes again where mobility is almost everything, this would be awesome.
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All in all though, this lightweight packaging is a pretty sweet deal. I've really liked the iterations I've seen in the last few days. Too bad we won't see this module at Bunnybot
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Thank you! I wish we could field this at bunnybot as well...
Unfortunately, the money and resources to do that just aren't there this year.
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Originally Posted by asid61
True, you can't exactly just add more circuits. Even so, I still don't see the need for every motor we're allotted. It really does depend on the game, but a lot can be done with pneumatics (254's robot this year had tons and tons of pneumatic cylinders and locks instead of just motors) if you are short on motors.
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Good point. I think their robot only used four small motors outside of their drive base. That's few enough that they could have used this drive.
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Also, 1 2/3 cims per module is just a tiny bit more powerful than a 6-cim drive. If you want acceleration in a swerve drive, you can either have a multiple of 3 modules or you can go cim/minicim. I prefer the latter for a multitude of reasons. Think of it: not only can you snake and translate, but you can do it at 20fps and save momentum. The possiblities are amazing.
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or you could do this:
