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Re: [FTC]: FTC vexmetal

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Originally Posted by pilum40 View Post
so, a Vex motor cannot be used since it can go foward and reverse (two degrees of freedom?), a linear slide cannot be used since it goes up and down, or an arm built with Vex parts because it can extend and retract? Am I on the right track? Again....I'm not an engineer....just have to explain this to young people.
FTC has always listed legal motors. This year the "VEX EDR 393 DC Motor (with a single VEX Motor Controller 29 per 393 motor)" is legal. See here for listing of legal motors (p 32): Game Manual Part I

The single degree of freedom applies to "consumer off the shelf" (COTS) components not explicitly listed, or exempted (like gears), in the Game Manual.
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