[Mike Betts]

Originally Posted by MetRobotics

A mentor of ours is suggesting that we should not use heat shrink for any non-electrical (say, mechanical hold down, for example) use on the minibot despite there being no qualification of that sort in the list of approved materials. He is going by what FIRST rules on the main robot in general. What do you think? Is there a definitive statement on this somewhere that I've missed?

If you want a definitive answer, ask the official Q&A. In my opinion, you can use heat shrink tubing anywhere on the hostbot and/or minibot for any reason you wish. One of those possible reasons might be to insulate wires...