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Originally Posted by Peyton Yeung
Firstly, pneumatic wheels/tank treads are not required for this game. As many teams have
demonstrated, standard traction wheels are able to cross the defenses.
Secondly, pneumatic wheels are not impossible to find. Just because it isn't available at the time by our common vendors such as WCP, Vex, or AndyMark doesn't mean it is unobtainable.
If you were to buy all the stock of something from AndyMark that's fine but people will either find a similar product somewhere else or a company will step up to meet demand such as Tank Chain for tread.
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1. Yes but a whole lot of people want them, some may not have better choices. Enough demand to exhaust the most common supply chain and get some ugly remarks directed at these vendors for not being better stocked.
2. This time. The topic is general COTS. What if the next time it's something you can't just run off and get anywhere? The more complex the COTS item the more likely it's expensive and stock is limited.
3. Well aware of Tank Chain. Glad to see they were able to step up more there was a little while they weren't sure they could meet demand either. Still have to make the deliveries as well. Had a great conversation with a student where they lamented that more people found out about Tank Chain and buried that supply line as well. People are literally fishing for second and third choices because COTS leads people to think in the comfortable COTS box. Great till they can't get the comfortable COTS box.
A little courtesy reminder - I am the grumpy old man with an opinion here.
Someone want to take it up with me - take it up with me not Team 11 or 193.
I am almost 40 years old well past the point where I need permission from them to speak for myself.
I am also the only remaining active member of Team 8 which became Team 11 and that's even before Ernie.