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Re: Are we given sufficient sensors in the kit?

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Originally Posted by ShadowKnight
While a gyro sensor is not given in the kit and neither are sensors labeled "encoders," FIRST does provide an accelerometer and 2 hall effect sensors. The accelerometer, with the right fine tuning, can give feedback similar to that of a gyro. Additionally, the hall effect sensors basically are wheel encoders.
I'd rather have the Silicon Sensing Systems GYRO-CRS03 gyro and Grayhill 61K128 encoders the kickoff robot used.
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