6wd tank with 2 omnis?

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Originally Posted by Everett33

862 has done a 4x traction-wheel, 2x omni-wheel drive with no drop in 2012 and 2013. From what I have seen on the field and heard from the co-driver of those bots, it has worked out well for them.

Wide or long? 5188 did this with a 38" long frame. We the omni pair on the front and the back and both had trouble turning. We ended up going for center traction (Colsons) and 4 outside omnis.

Originally Posted by nuclearnerd

We used the 2 omni, 2 traction setup this year (as did *many* others), but we didn't have to think too hard about pushing power in Recycle Rush. Thanks for that match video though - it seems like 1625 had no problem keeping up with a similar configuration in 2014.

Make sure you get a lot of drive practice with this setup if you want to use it in a higher speed game with defense. If driven well, it is very useful for getting around defenders. However, with the few minutes of drive time I had on 469's 2012 robot (front ball casters, back pneumatic wheels), turning to a specific angle becomes difficult, you need to compensate for the robots momentum by applying a bit of power in the opposite direction to spin to a specific angle.