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Re: [FTC]: 2014-2015 Game Manual Part 1 Now Online

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Originally Posted by atucker4072 View Post
Say the game calls for speed like Block Party did. That's great you realize it and you build a fast robot that can zip around the field. Okay someone plays defense on you. Would you rather have to try and make a move around them and possibly have to around to the other side of the field or would you rather shift and be able to just push them out of your way?
Are we sure a shifting gear box is legal? I would think it is a COTS with more than one degree of freedom. Only COTS with one degree of freedom are allowed. In a shifting gearbox, one degree of freedom is rotational and the other degree of freedom is translation (for shifting).

In fact a non shifting gearbox could be considered having more than one degree of freedom as each gear has its own axis and different rotational direction. All this will have to be clarified in the official forums, but your comments at this time will be appreciated.
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