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Originally Posted by RyanN
I do NOT think you can use the camera this year as of rule R36.
<R36> COTS ITEMS from ROBOTS entered in previous FIRST competitions or COTS
MECHANISMS that are no longer commercially available may be used under the following
conditions:
• The item must be unmodified, and still in its original condition as delivered from the
VENDOR
• The item must not be a part custom made for the FIRST competition and provided in the
Kit Of Parts for a previous FIRST Robotics Competition (e.g. 2006 FRC transmissions,
custom-made motor couplers, custom sensor strips, 2006 IFI CMUcam II modules, etc.
are not permitted)
• The item must satisfy ALL of the rules associated with materials/parts use for the 2008
FIRST Robotics Competition)
Please correct me if I'm wrong, because I would love to use the camera this year for autonomous.
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The CMUCam actually doesn't fall under this category, as it's not manufactured specifically for FIRST. It actually comes from the fine folks at Carnegie Mellon University (hence the name), you can see the website
here.
The one downside is I think the servo mount for the camera is custom made, so you'd have to machine one yourself, or else find a servo gimble from another vender.
--Ryan