Penalizing mecanum wheeled robots durring alliance selection.

[Sam_Mills]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

I'm pretty sure they got to see some high level in play after back to back Einstein appearances as the #1 seed.

There was no indication on the information visible in the post that he(she?) had been a part of 1678. I am very aware of how highly they perform, so I am actually pretty surprised that he/she would simplify friction pins as "yes, you can drive out of them."

When you consider that they play on the same field as 254 and 971, this comment is even more surprising, because if it was as easy as driving out of them, then 254 would not bother with their extensive testing of bumper materials, and 971(unless it is for envelope reasons) would not bother with an octagonal drivetrain. At some level you must know you cant just drive out of them either, as you too are updating your 2014 robot with a different bumper shape.

In the bulk of situations, the premise is wrong, regardless of who says it or what team they are from.

Edit: Although I will admit, my comment was unnecessarily rude. I am sure I am not the only one who gets tired of misinformation on CD.