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Originally Posted by davidthefat
Stability (6 Legged Robots)
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So you are suggesting that a legged robot that has 3 contact points at a given time is more stable than a wheeled robot with 4 or more contact points?
I have never seen a video of a legged robot I would consider more maneuverable than a drop-center 6 wheel FRC drivetrain, not to mention something like a mecanum or swerve drive.
Adaptability may be debatable, I don't know enough about legged robots to say whether they are more or less adaptable to different terrains (assuming that is what you mean).
Innovation is definitely an advantage of a legged robot. If that is one of the goals of your team that should definitely factor in. Personally I don't value innovation for innovation's sake in this competition for teams I work with. I always work to have us design the best robot to play the game we can, if that means that some parts are tried and true, boring things then so be it; if it means that we need to go somewhere teams haven't gone before than that's fine too.
I definitely understand and respect teams that try each and every year to come up with something completely innovative. I think that's really cool. It's just not for me.