[jcarr]

Has anyone worked with the Matrix parts yet? With this rule change, you eliminate the mechanical restrictions (if you have a complete machine shop available). The electrical problems that plagued the robots last year may be addressed by Matrix motor controllers, but I haven't seen them go on sale or heard of anyone who actually used them.

Until they are battle-tested, we have no idea if they are suitable. Has any real FTC team worked with them? Has anyone put them on a real robot and smashed them around a field up against some Tetrix robots? Can the controllers handle high impact collisions or are we looking at another off-the-shelf low-cost assembly like the Samantha modules that will glitch every time you touch another robot?