6WD Pros and Cons

[ChuckDickerson]

Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII

Yes. This is a great compromise. We did this last year and it worked great.

There is only one thing to be aware of - your robot will turn about its 'end' rather than about its center. In other words, the omni wheels will swing around a lot. This isn't bad, just different.

Our whole robot's movement was substantially changed when we added two omnis to the front. It also didn't seem to allow other robots to push us around.

This is pretty much what I was thinking. It would seem to me to give the advantages of both sytems but I am just trying to figure out what hidden tradeoff it might have not having tried it. I am wondering what difference it would have on traction and pushing ability given everything else being equal.