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Re: 2015: Mecanum or Slide?
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Originally Posted by DJ Carpenter
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...
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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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