Another chapter to the 6WD vs. Mecanum debate

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Oblarg

First off, there is almost no power loss in forward/backward movement in a mecanum drive - the rollers do not move unless you are strafing.

This is not true.

The fact that mecanum is "less powerful" is a common misconception - mecanum is *not* omni holonomic, and the only difference in power is the difference in coefficient of friction with the floor between the roller material and the material of your six wheel drive wheels.

Also not entirely true - it's worth noting a mecanum drive more or less necessitates a lower traction roller.

Mecanum's only real weakness with respect to being pushed is from the side, which in this game isn't all that important as the other robots are not allowed to interfere with your goal scoring.

It can also be pushed from the front more easily due to those spinning rollers.

Keep in mind just because there's no "at the goal" defense doesn't mean there is no defense.