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In the past we fielded a Gateway netbook with added RAM.

The RAM modules are COTS. The Gateway netbook is COTS.

The COTS rules should also not prohibit repaired systems but I've not actually competition inspected a repaired laptop on a robot and I am very unclear on how anyone would know. I've repaired plenty of driver's station laptops that were used in competition.

We did remove the display and keyboard from that Gateway netbook we had on the robot and it was like that during inspection. You can't buy it COTS without the display and keyboard but through several inspections no one complained because it was properly enclosed and packed in foam blocks.

I have seen cRIOs that were repaired fielded.

Nothing stops FIRST from changing this around but we actually did this so it would be a change.