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Originally Posted by chris31
$130 x 1000. Yeah thats quite a bit of money. FIRST wants to get the most bang for the buck. I dont think theres a major issue with what is out there for controls now to need the extra cost. However, if FIRST would do this i doubt they would but from this company. Instead I would think IFI would design something and make it internal on the OI.
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I really don't foresee that happening.
The reason being is the current system is extremely easy wire, for teams that want custom controls. By going USB for OI controls, teams would have to either rip apart off the shelf controllers or program their own HID compliant chip. For 95% of the teams the current system works very well. Mike's device fills a need, it would be nice to see it streamlined into a nice case and pull power from the OI.
I just hope this device convinces IFI to allow for externally powered control interfaces. So we can can use the Wii remote to drive the robot this year
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