Now I am not sure about that this year. The rules state that you can use other electronics. So I don't think it is necessary. But it still has to have a driverstation
The Driver Station software provided on the FRC website (
www.usfirst.org/frc/kitofparts) is
the only tool permitted to collate driver/operator inputs and communicate them to the
ROBOT. The Driver Station software must be revision 01.05.11.00 or newer.
Teams are permitted use a portable computing device of their choice (laptop
computer, PDAs, etc.) to host the Driver Station software while participating in
competition MATCHES.