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Re: Wondering if...

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Originally Posted by Tom I View Post
Unfortunately I think not.
That idea was speculated on our team but someone said since its wireless it could interfere with the robots so its not allowed... pity tho!
The rule on this is <R87>, which reads as follows:
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Originally Posted by Section 8
<R87>
Other than the system provided by the ARENA, no other form of wireless communications shall be used to communicate to, from or within the OPERATOR CONSOLE (e.g. wireless network cards and Bluetooth devices are not permitted on the OPERATOR CONSOLE).
I would say that using a Wiimote is communicating wirelessly within the Operator Console.
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