[Andrew Schreiber]

Also, not to knock swerve drive systems but there is something to be said about simplicity. I remember several years ago our buddies from the north, 1114, did swerve. Interesting that they havent done it since then. (Not saying they aren't capable of doing it or that it is bad) Perhaps they concluded that a 6 wheel drop center drive offered more bang for their buck. Remember a swerve drive is usually a significantly harder drive train to fabricate.

Always have a contingency plan, if your fancy swerve driving system won't work you better have something you can replace it with because moving should be step one for any robot.

Adam also brings up a good point, just because teams could get away with being sloppy this year with the robustness of their drive trains does NOT mean that they should. I look at several of these robots and shudder knowing how many pieces they would have been in a couple years ago.