What’s a recommended drivetrain for Vex5

[SlimCamel]

I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for what components a Vex5 drivetrain should have (how many motors/watts it should have, and if it should be all Omni wheeled.)

[IAmSeal]

I’d recommend a basic tank drive as shown here: TankDrive. It’s really common, reliable, and relatively easy to build.

[Micahy321]

If it is your first year in vex, something like this might be a good idea. It is very simple and not that bad in practice.

Creating a Basic Drive

Creating a Basic Drive The drive is the most important part of a robot, without a solid foundation to build on, everything else becomes useless. So for a brand new team, creating a drive which is solid is going to be one of the first hurdles needed to have a decent robot. A few years ago I made a few topics about making competitive, high quality drives (which debatably, neither were). Quality Drive #1 Quality Drive #2 As outdated and lacking as these resources are, I do still think they have…

If you think you are better than that, look at the Catalogue of Drive Gearings and find a faster drivetrain.

Look at some YouTube robot videos from over the years. There are lots of team that give in-depth explanations of their robots.

If you need any more help, feel free to ask.

[4208Programmer]

Like IAmSeal said, you should try using a tank drive, but if you are talking base wise I would suggest an X or H drive! Check out the sigbots wiki for info on drive trains.