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Re: 2015: Mecanum or Slide?

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Originally Posted by DJ Carpenter View Post
Our team is doing the final design matrix to choose this tomorrow. I personally favor slide, as it has all of the advantages of mecanum with the speed of tank drive. Only problem is weight...
Do you mean weight in comparison to mecanum or in general? I'm trying to see what why a slide drive would be so heavy.

Mecanum
4 wheels
4 gearboxes

Slide
~5 wheels
~3 gearboxes

Does a wheel weigh similarly as a motor and gearbox?
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