Mecanum Drivetrains

[wilsonmw04]

Originally Posted by pfreivald

In terms of actual competitiveness, I wouldn't recommend straight mecanum for teams seeking to become elite. Some kind of omnidirectional drive combined with high-torque pushing is, I think, the best of both worlds, and of those kinds of drives, octocanum has been the best solution for us so far--it's certainly a lot simpler and lighter than swerve.

no matter how accurate your statement is, mecanum is a great solution for many small teams. They are easy to build. They are easy to drive. They give young and/or small teams a reliable with a relatively small investment.

Octocanum is a wicked drive train. we developed a version last summer, Ran it with some success last year and perfected it this summer. I really hope the game allows us to use it this year.