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Re: which holonomic drivetrain do YOU think is the best any why???

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Originally Posted by NyCityKId View Post
please explain. i dont know what octocanum is. also tell us why u think it is the best
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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
Octo--8.
Canum--(me)canum.

8-wheeled mecanum drive (which is actually being done this year).

The other drive referenced: Nonadrive.
Nona--9. (For one of the teams using it, Neuna is an acceptable variation.)
Drive--self-explanatory.

Omni-drive setup with 4 wheels pointing in the same direction and a drop-down center one at 90* to the rest of them. The 4 are on pods such that traction wheels can drop down for extra power in a pushing war. Used by 148 and 217 this year.
It's my play name for a drive very similar to the "nonadrive" deployed by 148 this year, but with only 8 wheels and 4 of them being mecanum instead of omni. See pg.4.

My post was more joking than anything, though. You should evaluate each drive within your strategy for each particular game. Each style of drive, wheel type, and variation will give you different advantages and disadvantages, and you need to see which of them are going to work best in your particular strategy.