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Re: Mecanum or Swerve?

Another drive system you could research is a kicker drive system, also known as a slide drive system. It's basically a 4WD setup with omni wheels, with a fifth powered omni wheel mounted in the center of the chassis, that allows the robot to strafe.

We've never built one for FRC, but many for VRC. I'd love to prototype one that would be FRC-ready though.

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