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Re: Drive Wheels

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Originally Posted by mman1506 View Post
Personally I'd stick with them especially considering your a rookie team. While marginal gains could be attained by using something different your the time could be better spent working on mechanism or practicing driving. It's also crucial that your drive train be as reliable as possible and swapping the wheels could potentially introduce new points of failure.

The kitbot has already proven to be a great, competitive drive train in competition so why change it?

This.

From experience coaching my own team (and mentoring other FRC teams), getting a working drive train together asap so that your programming team is essential.

Developing an advanced drive train is best approached in the off-season when you can also develop the core of your team.

Using the KOP drive train also allows for you to start to distinguish your driver - yes, you only use one driver (just as a Football team only uses one QB). Get the drive train together, program it, and get it driving. Put more useful time on developing your manipulators.

Good luck!
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