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Originally Posted by Joe Schornak
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.
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True, but robots are just over 3' long (at most), so they've got essentially gobs of room to back up to readjust. And a good driver (potentially with tracking software help) will get "close enough" most of the time, considering the 9.5" - 12" opening of the tubes and the 2-3/4" size of the retention plate on the pegs.
Team 811 is just starting the 6WD vs. Mechanum (vs. Holonomic) debate; it's interesting to watch, considering we've never built either
