[s_forbes]

One thing I noticed: 11/12 robot on Einstein were oriented with a 'wide' drivetrain. I don't know enough about all of these robots to tell how many had traction control, swerve, 4wd/6wd, fans, etc., but that would be a nice place to start if you want to determine the 'winning' drivetrain. If you're feeling ambitious, an analysis of the drivetrains on every robot in eliminations would be pretty cool, too.

I still think that good driving and strategy are way more important than drivetrain details, but that should be obvious.