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If my team had the money and resources to develop whatever drivetrain we wanted I would be pushing for Swerve. It's the best of both worlds when it comes to traction and maneuverability plus it's just so much fun to watch. (16's bot looks like a hovercraft while on the field.) It will be very educational as I hear it is very complex on both the mechanical and programming ends of things. Also as 16 has shown with Stronghold, you can use Swerve even with crazy terrain obstacles.

Now of course there is nothing wrong with a wheeled tank design as it is very robust but I don't feel you will learn as much unless you really get into testing different designs and/or building a multi-speed gearbox.