1 joystick or 2?

[Mike Starke]

Originally Posted by Cody Carey

but I can say that for me, Tank drive (two joysticks) gives way more control.

Agreed. Being a driver, for me, it is more comfortable to use two. I've never tried just one, but I don't think i want to. Tank drive. Pretty easy concept to learn. Right stick controls right, left stick cotrols left. Both forward goes forward, both back wards goes backwards, turn them opposite ways, the robot turns. That's how we explain it to little kids at our demos.
I think the hype about the xbox 360 controllers is way over done. I think a lot of people want to use them, just based on the fact that you can use them, not for the actual function of them. For the operator, yeah, a 360 controller might work, but as for the driver, I don't think its practical.