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Re: Are gearboxes from previous years legal?
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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Brian,
The rule you are quoting has to do with removing parts from previous robots. If it is a COTS item, that was not used on a previous robot, and is still an available COTS part, you may use it as long as all other rules are satisfied. (R30 for instance.)
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Al, as I read <R29>, the word "or" in its first sentence means that a COTS part that was never used on a ROBOT entered in a previous FIRST competition can be used if it is no longer commercially available, provided that it satisfies the conditions listed subsequently.
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