Sippin' on the haterade

[sdcantrell56]

Originally Posted by wireties

We are using mecanum this year (AndyMark HDs), simply because it is fun to drive. And we can balance on the ramp and go over bump if necessary. We can drive up on the ramp and pivot into a wide configurations in seconds. Our bot pulls balls in from all 4 sides and we just toy with all the 6WD behemoths. If you get the alignment perfect, the weight distribution perfect and the software right mecanum is viable - period.

"Viable" yes but seldom the best choice. For your particular strategy this year it seems to fit but you would have a hard time convincing me that mechanum is ever the optimum drivetrain. This is clearly not the point of this thread though so I'll leave it at that.