[Joe Schornak]

My team will be using mecanum because of the lateral-motion factor, which will be critical in maneuvering to hang a logo piece, as detailed below.

Process of acquiring and scoring a tube:
6WD:
1. Get tube from feeder.
2. Zip across field to scoring zone, using superior speed and traction to avoid other robots.
3. Advance to hang tube. Miss.
4. Back up, adjust angle, try again. Miss.
5. Repeat. Miss. Waste 20+ seconds on a single tube before finally succeeding.

Mecanum:
1. Get tube from feeder.
2. Drive across field to scoring zone, strafing around opponents.
3. Advance to hang tube. Miss.
4. Strafe to quickly align tube. Succeed.
5. Repeat 1-4. Achieve massive victory.

Realigning a 6WD robot to hang a tube involves backing off less than 7 feet (so as to avoid opponents), turning a bit, driving forward a bit, turning back a bit, and then finally reattempting the hang. Whatever advantage you had in zooming across the field has been lost in your inability to quickly and accurately hang a piece.

While 6WD will be good at defense, mecanum, omni, and swerve will rule at offense.