2015: Mecanum or Slide?

[Sparkyshires]

Originally Posted by Mineboy2300

I would go with slide because it provides maneuverability and speed but doesn't have the problems with balance that mecanum does. it would take a lot of engineering to make sure that the entire robot is balanced both with and without the totes on it.

The key to a proper mecanum isn't a perfectly balanced robot, it's a suspension system. have each wheel be able to bounce up and down and you're set. Once you've finished that, programming is almost simply than skid steer code.