FRC T-bone-ing and Hexagonal drive

[MichaelBick]

Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay

1678 went to Einstein with that drivetrain and pioneered the math and testing with 971. I'd hardly say they're an example of a typical FRC team.

Most teams shouldn't make this a priority. Putting, say, a week into a hexagonal drivetrain won't make your robot better than putting that same amount of time into the things you mount to your drivetrain.

You've gotta walk before you can run. If you're already running, build a hexagonal drivetrain.

I totally agree that rectangular frame perimeters are easier to do. For some teams, it might be relatively easy to build a hexagonal frame perimeter. For some teams, it may be hard. Some teams will value the extra stability highly, and others will not.

As with everything in FRC, each team needs to make their own analysis to decide what choices will give them the greatest utility.