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Originally Posted by Francis-134
As an aside, there was a team last year at the Boston Regional that had no drivetrain at all. During autonomous, the team simply released a servo and let thier ramps fall to the ground. They would then sit there for the remainder of the match patiently waiting for other teams to drive up onto them (their ramp system was completely passive). This robot passed inspection.
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Based on this precedent, I think we can safely assume that a DRIVEBASE does not constitute a ROBOT according to FIRST. Since this is the case, it only serves to further the view that brain = ROBOT.
If a DRIVEBASE can't be considered a ROBOT (since a ROBOT without a DRIVEBASE competed in the past [yes I know, past years rules are not this years rules, but the specific rules in question have not changed]), then what is left to consider as a ROBOT, but the brains, aka the RC, battery, Victors, etc?