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Originally Posted by Aaron D.
we have used the same drive system the past 2 years with 4 chips and 2 AM gear boxes, but we have always used tank drive, but we built an omni bot just to see how it worked. BUt I beilive it was talked about in a west v. east thread that the east coast tends to use the same drive, i find this true with most teams , 103 used the same drive last year and this year, so did 357, 341 did, and also 25 did.
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We do believe in adapting to the game and we have experimented in the off-season with omni drive. Unfortunately in 2005 we thought that pushing and shoving would be more of a game factor.
For 2006 We did improve our drive system by adding a pop caster system that was programatically integrated. When you make a hard turn the air cylinder automatically fires, dramatically increasing your maneuverability. We also introduced an improved program based, automatic transmission.
Both improvements have contributed to our success (13-6) this year.