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Re: One or Two Drivers??

We use two drivers and have found it to be very reliable for us. While two drivers will never be able to communicate as well as one driver, there are often a lot of tasks that need to be taken care of at once.

I have found that, by using a two-driver setup, I can focus on the task of getting around defense and not worry about forgetting to turn the shooter on or raising our arm over defenses.

There is also an objective bonus to using a two-driver setup: you get more analog inputs. This isn't necessary for every robot, but most controller setups are limited to two analog inputs (one for each thumb). Some manipulators really like having analog control, and you probably want analog control for your drive train too.

While it might seem like two-driver is madly inefficient because of communication issues, a little practice can seriously mitigate that, and makes a lot of complex multitasking maneuvers much easier.
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