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Lightbulb Re: 2015: Mecanum or Slide?

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Originally Posted by Mineboy2300 View Post
I would go with slide because it provides maneuverability and speed but doesn't have the problems with balance that mecanum does. it would take a lot of engineering to make sure that the entire robot is balanced both with and without the totes on it.
However if you used slide you would have to build a kind of suspension system to prevent the center wheel from being snapped off when going over the bumpity bump
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