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Re: The advantage of holonomic drivetrains

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Originally Posted by Richard
Congratulations to 830 on a great regional and Autodesk Visualization Award at Waterloo!

Another holonomic team (854) was 8th alliance captain, picking 830 and 1189 (J&J Sportsmanship). My own team (931) also had holonomic drive, won the Saturday Judges Award, and was part of the 5th alliance along with 1680 (the third Niagara triplet) and 1901 (GMID and Rookie Inspiration). So holonomic teams were well recognized and in good company; however, I don't think any advanced to the semifinals.

I don't recall which other team had holonomic drive at Waterloo. Any help?
I think that one of the reasons we had a tough time advancing was because we had two holonomic robots on one alliance. Like someone mentioned before, one of the most effective ways to use a holonomic drive is similar to the pick and roll in basketball. But if there is no robot to use as a pick, then it is hard to compete against strong defenders.

As for defense, I don't think we sacrificed that much. Because of the extra maneuverability, we are able to out position some robots, stopping them from shooting. We have beaten high-profile teams like 1680 (a triplet) and 68 by doing this.
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2009 Wisconsin Regional Engineering Inspiration Award, Midwest Regional Engineering Inspiration Award

2007 Waterloo Regional Xerox Creativity Award
2006 Waterloo Regional Autodesk Visualization Award

2003 West Michigan Regional Engineering Inspiration Award, Buckeye Regional Xerox Creativity Award
2001 Curie Division Finalist, Great Lakes Regional Finalist, West Michigan Regional Rookie All-Star Award