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Originally Posted by noa_n_f
What is everyone's opinions about a swerve drive for this year's challenge? You would have the maneuverability of a mechanum drive but also the traction of a tank drive. Is it a matter of difficulty when it comes to building and programming that prevents teams from using swerve drives or are there other reasons?
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The swerve drive is an excellent mobility platform. I think the problem however arises from as you said the seemingly complex nature of the system. This hurdle only becomes more significant if you are attempting it for the first time during the season. You only have six weeks and most teams want to spend as much time as they can practicing and refining - not implementing something new.
For the challenge this year I can see a good old 6 wheeled robot doing fine. Although I will say I really do want to try and implement a swerve drive sometime off season.