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Re: Pneumatics or Mecanum

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Originally Posted by Kevin Leonard View Post
For this game? I have no idea why you would even consider mecanum wheels unless the only defense you intend to be able to cross is the low bar.

Mecanum wheels are generally poor for traversing field obstacles,
In 2006, the Mecanum wheels my team fabricated could easily climb the diamond plate ramp (the wheels weren't available as COTS yet).

In 2010 AM Mecanum wheels could easily traverse the bumps.
In 2012 AM Mecanum wheels could easily climb on the bridge.

Both of which were game elements that caused many teams to automatically rule Mecanum wheels out, prior to testing.
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