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Re: Swerve vs Wheeled Tank

The offseason is a great time to test all of those seemingly crazy ideas you had during build season. I believe that the best thing you can make during the offseason is a tank drive for multiple reasons. One being that it is likely going to be your next drivetrain going on a competition field. Having a spare drivetrain allows you practice weeks 1-2 of build season, while having a spare for drivers practice. Want to build something else? You now have a somewhat realistic robot for mounting things. In the past few days, we have repaired our spare drivetrain so we can practice driving with our favorite style of drivetrain. This will lead us to making a manipulator, it being an arm, elevator, or whatever we want that fits. Use this project to catapult yourselves into a better position.
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