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Re: Question About Robot Controller

As a lucky member of the "I've voided my RC warranty" club, I can say with relative certainty that there is enough room on the RC circuit for a USB interface. (If they do add one, I would bet it is just an FTDI USB-to-TTL chip.) I agree with Kingofl337, though, that having the serial port provides a little bit more functionality.

I would like to see a USB interface for joysticks on the OI. That is a different story, though. The OI must be a USB host, not an end-device, I think.
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