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Originally Posted by Chris is me
Mecanum drives are overrated, heavily.
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Darn, I don't think I can give you anymore rep for a while.
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Originally Posted by Nick Lawrence
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.
-Nick
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This is basically what the 148/217 drive is based on. I'd love to play with one at the FRC scale aswell.
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Originally Posted by davidthefat
But you can strife with regular omni.
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While this is true, a "Slide Drive" has a few advantages over a regular omni drive. Theoretically, it's easier to drive, and because you aren't always relying on the omni wheels slipping it'll have more pushing power.