are ball bearings considered hardware?
 

Are ball bearings considered hardware?

Re: are ball bearings considered hardware?
 

I suggest you read the latest team updates, "hardware" is no longer allowed--but fasteners are ( I assume they originally meant fasteners when they specified "hardware", but it was too vague of a term so they changed it)

http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/...nt.aspx?id=450

Re: are ball bearings considered hardware?
 

Ball bearings are not considered hardware but are allowed on the fullup robot. They are not, as squirrel has pointed out, allowed on the minibot as the language was changed in a team update.

Re: are ball bearings considered hardware?
 

There is exactly one allowed bearing for Minibots, and that's the one found in the TETRIX servo pivot packages:

http://www.legoeducation.us/store/detail.aspx?ID=1619
http://www.legoeducation.us/store/detail.aspx?ID=1590

Re: are ball bearings considered hardware?
 

So, ball bearings are "tetrix parts", but not "hardware"...??

Thanks for the link Art

Re: are ball bearings considered hardware?
 

Also the Bronze bearings (bushings) that come in the FIRST Choice Kit (12 of them, I think).