[Jupine]

"COTS parts and assemblies may only have a maximum of a single degree of freedom. It is the intent of FIRST that Teams design and build their devices to achieve the game challenge. Assemblies of COTS components, such as linear slides, and gearboxes are allowed while a pre-fabricated gripper assembly designed to grab the game elements is not. Holonomic wheels (omni or mechanum) are exempt from the one degree of freedom limitation."

This was what was written on the first part of Robotics FTC Team Manual on Page 27. We're are concerned with the fact that we have an arm that teeters (if you'd like you can think of it as a see-saw) that is on a turntable bearing that rotates (like a lazy susan).