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Re: Mecanum vs. Tank Drive?

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Originally Posted by Taylor View Post
While your initiative is appreciated, and the results sure to be interesting, I think that sort of misses the point of mecanums.
I do understand that the mobility is the advantage, but I have suspicions that people on this forum seriously overstate the difference in torque in between the two drive systems. I don't dismiss the experience people have here off hand, I just want some real world data specific to this argument.
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