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Re: COTS: How far should it go?

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Originally Posted by MrJohnston View Post
Actually, no... as you mentioned in a different post, limiting the value limits how the item can be sold and packaged, but not what you can buy. As an example, the Rhino Drive system is $399. However, that only includes the pieces for one side of the robot. Unless you are going to drive around on a single track, you need two. In other words, you are really purchasing an $800 part - in two separate purchases. I'm certain the folks at WCP are smart enough to do something like this - or sell each "kit" by charging folks for each individual piece in the kit.
I think limiting bought solutions was the intent of the rule. Other years (not applicable to this year) had verbiage to that effect. It is admittedly an imperfect rule. First has also put loop holes in it that allow things like swerve drive modules & Mechanum wheels to be priced individually rather than a set although one of them isn't particularly useful.
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