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Re: Chainless Mecanum Drive

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
I disagree, really. I can't think of any teams that enjoyed competitive success this year with a 2 CIM drivetrain, so I would hardly say "many teams" did. Who are some examples?
I'm with Chris, we will never do another 2 CIM drivetrain on a carpet field again.

It's really (strictly from my experience) a mater of drive-ability. Turning acceleration and other things that make for a good, easy to drive robot all suffer without the torque you can get from 4 motors.
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