Mecanum vs. Swerve Drive

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Originally Posted by mega900997

I want to know if a swerve drive would serve us better.

I'd recommend that you develop your own swerve drive in the off season, mess around with it and interact with other robots to get a feel for what you're dealing with.

In my humble opinion, swerve tends to have many more opportunities for failure than other traditional drives. This can be a good thing if you view failures as learning opportunities, or a bad thing if you want to compete with your robot on the field for every match.

Some of the most successful and inspirational teams use swerve drive successfully every year, but their years of experiential learning cannot be replicated in just one season.

Whatever you do, just don't say we didn't warn you .