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Unread 07-10-2003, 17:01
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Quote:
Originally posted by KenWittlief
since we have no idea what the game will be this year
we have no idea what type of drive or powertrain will be optimum for this years game.

One danger here: if you put a lot of time and effort into developing an omni drive now, then you will be likely to use it on this years bot, even if its not a good match.
The advantages of prototyping a drive system like swerve or killough are numerous. The most important however is that it is just another way students can learn
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