Mecanum Drivetrains

[JeremyLansing]

For the mecanum drives Team 967 built in 2010 and 2011, we used the kit frame with four AndyMark Toughboxes (2010) or AM Toughbox Nanos (2011). It worked out pretty well for us, and although it isn't entirely required, we did use a gyro both years. I put a link to a video of our 2010 robot at the bottom of my post. You will hear a lot of opinions about whether mecanums are worth the effort, and I'm sure someone will bring up the mecanums on Einstein statistic, but if you implement them right, you can still be effective. Just don't expect mecanums to be a magic bullet that makes your robots better. Mecanums are not necessarily better or worse, they play to different abilities that need to be balanced in your decision making process. But since this is the offseason, prototype away!

Edit, added the link
http://youtu.be/fqeAReWKA6s