Mecanum vs. Tank Drive?

[chandrew]

Originally Posted by MrForbes

heh...our best regional year was 2009, with those hard plastic wheels.

Anecdotes aren't real helpful, some times.

I should clarify my post. The maneuverability of the mecanum drive allowed us significant advantages for alignment and evading defense, which allowed us to play at a higher level than we could have with a tank drive. The only issue we had with it was that the plastic rollers consistently liked to break off.

It likely is not the right drive train if you are trying to win Einstein, but it can perform very well at a regional level with good driver practice.