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11-01-2017, 11:43

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Re: Mecanum vs. Tank Drive?

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Originally Posted by FrankJ

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Mechanum will do poorly against a properly geared high traction robot. Varying results against others. On the other side of the coin, you can't be pinned by being pushed sideways like a high traction bot can. You can use defensive strategies that involve deflection rather than pushing matches.

I've heard that we can use gearboxes with a different ratio to increase our force, but is there any truth to that rumor?

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