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Originally Posted by Duke461
Unless tank treads now have the ability to strafe, i would say no.
Not hating on 1675 or anyone, but I'm not sure why everyone's praising this as if its a new design or a radically different/improved design, in comparison to a normal tank tread drive. Unless you can somehow strafe, the wheels are now no different than a normal tank tread drive--maybe even worse because the tread is zip-tied and not against a flat surface.
However, i would love to be disproven on this.
-duke
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no, its because a lot of people equate mecanums with dog poo. they point out things like "no bot on einstein has had mecanums" and things like that.
I consider the picture a DOWNGRADE. mecanums work if you do it right. gear them high and try to keep the weight semi-balanced.
I know there will be some angry replies to come from this from the "mecanum haters" out there.
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