pic: Holomonic (Bottom View) with Large Omni-Directional Wheel Kit

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Originally Posted by 4throck

Out of curiosity, how many teams used omni-wheel holonomic drive this year? At Chesapeake, it was just us (1418) and 341.

I want to say around three at the Championship. I recall one high goal robot that our team dubbed "the pirate ship" because of its scoring method. There was also a low goal robot that had a crazy method of hanging off the side of the bar. I believe there was at least one other.

In my opinion holomonic wasn't a very good choice this year. Getting onto the platform was very useful just to be able to move around the field easier, let alone parking for points. As these new larger wheels just came out, the smaller omniwheels had to be used. Its very difficult to get on the platform with those wheels, and that's not even taking into account the loss of torque because of a holomonic drive. The manueverability of a holomonic drive is really amazing, but it just wasn't needed in this challenge. Our robot had the most basic form of steering possible - it drove like a tank, and it managed just fine.