[Al Skierkiewicz]

I have seen robots with a commercial power reel attached to their robot. Under the rules (and interpretation) for the last two years as I remember, these products were allowed after a thorough inspection to determine that no modification to the reel mechancism was made. Prior to that, cable reels were not allowed. These mechanisms were also used to power turrets last year. If you follow through the flow chart, I think you will see that they do meet that criteria as well. Many teams abandoned the idea once they found what they weighed. I believe that McMaster-Carr has several in their catalog.