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Re: Swerve vs Wheeled Tank

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Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
There are a lot of concerns about swerve design.

What if the OP chooses to purchase COTS swerve modules from AM or 221 Robotics? Given the very long runway until the next season, do the opinions change?
My opinion of "it'd be better, competitively, to really nail a 6wd and drive the heck outta it" doesn't.

That being said, some folks aren't about maximizing competitiveness and are about doing something cool.

So, it's priorities - there's very few times in which a swerve is going to offset the cost (weight, money, complexity) from a competitive perspective but there's plenty of times in which it brings other benefits to your program as a whole.
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