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Re: Mecanum or 6WD

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Originally Posted by IndySam View Post
6WD, mecanum, swerve, and whatever can all be viable winning drives for this game.

The best drive will be the one that your team can build in time to give your programmers time to program and your drivers plenty of time to practice.

You could build the slickest unobtainium drive in the world but if your drivers can't practice with it you won't be a winner.

Like JVN said, "KNOW THYSELF!"
That's extremely true, and it's why we're leaning toward 6WD or mecanum.

If our main driver hadn't graduated last year, we'd do mecanum, no contest -- he was an absolute wizard with that thing!

...but now I'm not so sure. This will take some serious team discussions, and as usual the final decision will be up to the team, not the mentors.
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