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Re: Mecanum vs. Tank Drive?

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Originally Posted by JohnFogarty View Post
Ill go ahead and say it. 1102 who I've returned to working with this year used mechanum in 2014, seeded 3rd at their regional that year. The thing that held them back from winning their event that year was not their drive train I assure you.

I'm going to be doing some 6" 6WD 4 motor tank vs 6" 4 motor mechanum push tests this weekend. I hope I can bring back some useful information to settle this debate in some way.
While your initiative is appreciated, and the results sure to be interesting, I think that sort of misses the point of mecanums.
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Originally Posted by chandrew View Post
The maneuverability of the mecanum drive allowed us significant advantages for alignment and evading defense, which allowed us to play at a higher level than we could have with a tank drive.
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