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Originally Posted by Knufire
COTS: Components off the shelf. Read the game manual from last year; this is how FIRST defines robot parts that you purchase vs. manufacture yourself.
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Actually COTS stands for "commercial off the shelf" and it's a very common industry term. It is, as you say, used to describe a part or component or piece of software that you can get from somewhere else, usually commercial sale of a mass produced item, and just start using, as opposed to fabricating a part yourself or having it custom made.