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Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi
Swerve > Mecanum > Omni wheels/ Kiwi drive
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I think this dependent on your needs. Mechanum/omni-wheels/kiwi drive can in certain situations switch directions faster as they are closer to true holonomic drive systems than swerve drives. I would say Mechanum/etc beat swerves in maneuverability, but whether you need that much over a swerve is a different issue. If the time that you need to rotate your wheels enough in a swerve is too much, you might consider mechanum.
I wouldn't go so far as to say that if you need a maneuverable drive system and you have the capability to build a swerve drive easily that you should do it. There exist reasons not to do it even from a functionality point of view (let alone weight, actuation, sensing, etc.)