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Originally Posted by mrnoble
Sigh. Okay. Because mecanum precludes you from crossing terrain, especially of the types which our robots must cross for this game. A mecanum drivebase will get stuck on the first obstacle.
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This is not true, it makes it challenging but doesn't preclude you. There were plenty of robots who crossed the barrier in 2012 with mecanums, and that barrier was 4 inches tall by 6 inches wide.
Here are 4 videos of proof
Some use other mechanisms to help but they are still mecanum drive trains, and if they can cross the 2012 barrier, they can clear the Rockwall, and Moat easily. and honestly the Drawbridge, Portcullis, Sally Port, Ramparts, Chevalle de Frise, and Low Bar, have more to do with other parts of the robot then the mecanums themselves. So of the 9 obstacles mecanums can handle 8 of them with proper engineering, that isn't to bad.
Now I don't think mecanums are a good idea for different reasons but crossing the defenses isn't one of them.