[Rosiebotboss]

Interesting thread.

Mecanums get a bad rap. With a skilled driver a mecanum drive train can be very effective, ease of alignment to the high shot and placement of a gear negates the use of a turret for a quick "lock on" of the high boiler and a passive gear holding system can be used for the "lift."

As far as defense, I look at it this way, a running back on a football team charges the defensive line, usually made up of bigger, stronger guys. He'll hit the line, bounce off, rotate out and start upfield again, being more agile sometimes is better than stronger. As far as playing defense, All you have to do is hit the opponent on a corner of the frame to knock the robot out of their 'spot' of slow them down and prevent them from completing all their cycles. It's not always about brute force.