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Re: What's the verdict of on-robot cameras?
From a common sense point of view:
On board cameras during real competitions provide a great public relations aspect to promoting FIRST and FRC. My thoughts:
- Restrictions on WiFi are certainly reasonable
- Restrictions against using the recorded footage for a competitive advantage within the same competition are reasonable (but hard to enforce, like many other rules.)
- Including camera in bot weight, height, volume limit is reasonable
- General safety considerations are reasonable
- Disallowing due to battery is unreasonable
- Disallowing due to budget limitation is marginal, but this should not usually be an issue anyway, since cameras can be had for <$400.
Of course the GDC's answer is final, but I would hope the rules are arranged so that we don't have to jump through hoops like getting waivers to get good video, like our Duluth Double Shot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2KIVicKIOk
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John Vriezen
FRC, Mentor, Inspector #3184 2016- #4859 2015, #2530 2010-2014 FTC Mentor, Inspector #7152 2013-14
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