Mecanum or 6WD

[Cyberphil]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

I'm going to disagree with teams that go "mecanum = agility". Every year I see so many teams who say "oh we should be agile so we need a mecanum drive" and it drives me nuts.

First, agile is a very vague term. Mecanum has a specific kind of motion it can do that 6wd can't. The real question is do you need that kind of motion?

Second, it is very easy to underrate the "agility" of a 6wd system. It can turn easily on a dime and drive very well in that fashion. The only thing it can't do is strafe.

Essentially, the trade off is strafing sideways or resistance to pushing / pushing power. Which is more important?

I see the same exact thing! It makes me confused. I would not consider mecanum more maneuverable also. The only trade-off is pushing power to strafing.

Well stated.